Preterit
hablar - definition and yo form preterit
to speak - hablé
la primera persona singular de estar
estuve
la tercera persona singular de vivir
vivía
I used to take the bus to school but now I drive.
imperfect
siempre - definition and tense
always - imperfect
lavarse - definition and tú form preterit
to wash one's... - te lavaste
la tercera persona singular de poder
pudo
la primera persona plural de hablar
hablábamos
weather, age, time, date
imperfect
anteayer - definition and tense
the day before yesterday - preterit
acampar - definition and nosotros form
to camp - acampamos
la tercera persona plural de ¨decir¨
dijeron
ar imperfect endings
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
the beginning of an action
preterit
cada mes - definition and tense
every month - imperfect
Ellos _______ la cena a las seis anoche. (comer)
comieron
We refused to do the homework.
No quisimos hacer la tarea.
er/ir imperfect endings
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
Tense and reason:
The Arabs controlled Spain for 8 centuries.
preterit - specific time frame
hace tres semanas - definition and tense
three weeks ago - preterit
¿Vosotros ________ el ensayo en español? - escribir
escribisteis
saber - conjugated in all forms
supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron
What are the three irregular imperfect verbs?
ir, ser, ver
Tense(s) and reason(s)
She was five years old when she lost her first tooth.
imperfect and preterit - age and completed action
nunca - definition and tense
never - imperfect