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preterite and imperf

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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  
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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  
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preterite ser & ir   fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron  
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Preterite dar   dir diste dio dimos disleís dieron  
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Preterite hacer   hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicisteis hicieron  
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how many imperfect irregular forms are there?   3  
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imperfect ser   era eras era éramos erais eran  
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imperfect ir   iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban  
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imperfect ver   veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían  
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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  
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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)  
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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)  
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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)  
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Verbs that end in -gar   change g to gu  
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Verbs that end in -car   change c to qu  
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Verbs that end in -zar   change z to c  
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Verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, -oer, and uir   change ió to yó and ieron to yeron  
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Preterite Verbs that end in -ucir are irregular and conjugated as follows:   producir produje produjiste produjo produjimos produjisteis produjeron  
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Preterite decir   dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijisteis dijeron  
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Preterite traer   traje trajiste trajo trajimos trajisteis trajeron  
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Preterite ver   vi viste vio vimos visteis vieron  
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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-  
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