Question | Answer |
when do you use preterite | For actions that can be viewed as single events
For actions that were repeated a specific number of times
For actions that occurred during a specific period of time
For actions that were part of a chain of events
To state the beginning or the end of a |
when do you use the imperfect | For actions that were repeated habitually
For actions that “set the stage” for another past action
For telling time
For stating one’s age
For mental states (usually)
For physical sensations (usually)
To describe the characteristics of people, things |
preterite ser & ir | fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fuisteis
fueron |
Preterite dar | dir
diste
dio
dimos
disleís
dieron |
Preterite hacer | hice
hiciste
hizo
hicimos
hicisteis
hicieron |
how many imperfect irregular forms are there? | 3 |
imperfect ser | era
eras
era
éramos
erais
eran |
imperfect ir | iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
ibais
iban |
imperfect ver | veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veíais
veían |
preterite hint phrases 1 | ayer (yesterday)
anteayer (the day before yesterday)
anoche (last night)
desde el primer momento (from the first moment)
durante dos siglos (for two centuries)
el otro día (the other day)
en ese momento (at that moment)
entonces (then)
esta mañana |
imperfect hint phrases 1 | a menudo (often)
a veces (sometimes)
generalmente (usually)
cada día (every day)
cada semana (every week)
cada mes (every month)
cada...
con frecuencia (frequently)
de vez en cuando (from time to time)
en aquella época (at that time) |
imperfect hint phrases 2 | muchas veces (many times)
mucho (a lot)
nunca (never)
por un rato (for awhile)
siempre (always)
tantas veces (so many times)
todas las semanas (every week) etc
todo el tiempo (all the time)
varias veces (several times)
frecuentemente (frequently) |
preterite hint phrases 2 | esta tarde (this afternoon)
la semana pasada (last week)
el mes pasado (last month)
el año pasado (last year)
hace dos días, años (two days, years ago)
ayer por la mañana (yesterday morning)
ayer por la tarde (yesterday afternoon) |
Verbs that end in -gar | change g to gu |
Verbs that end in -car | change c to qu |
Verbs that end in -zar | change z to c |
Verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, -oer, and uir | change ió to yó and ieron to yeron |
Preterite Verbs that end in -ucir are irregular and conjugated as follows: | producir
produje
produjiste
produjo
produjimos
produjisteis
produjeron |
Preterite decir | dije
dijiste
dijo
dijimos
dijisteis
dijeron |
Preterite traer | traje
trajiste
trajo
trajimos
trajisteis
trajeron |
Preterite ver | vi
viste
vio
vimos
visteis
vieron |
Infinitive
andar
estar
tener
caber
haber
poder
poner
saber
hacer
querer
venir | Stem Change
anduv-
ester-
tut-
cup-
hub-
put-
pus-
sup-
hic-
quis-
vin- |