Usos del pretérito
The preterite is used to talk about ___________.
What is the past?
é is the the preterite ending for this.
What is an AR verb in the yo form?
This word means yesterday in English and triggers the use of the preterite.
What is ayer?
Conjugate the verb "hablar" in the él/ella/ud form of the preterite.
What is habló?
Conjugate the verb "tener" in the yo form of the preterite
What is tuve?
This is the acronym we use to remember when to use the preterite.
What is SIMBA?
This is the tu form ending for an ER/IR verb
What is iste?
This phrase means last week in English and triggers the use of the preterite.
What is la semana pasada?
Conjugate the verb "escribir" in the tú form of the preterite.
What is escribiste?
Conjugate the verb "estar" in the nosotros form of the preterite.
What is estuvimos?
The S in SIMBA stands for this.
What is sequence of events?
These are the AR verb endings
What is é, aste, ó, amos, aron?
This phrase means last year in English and triggers the use of the preterite.
What is el año pasado?
Conjugate the verb "empezar" in the yo form of the preterite.
What is empecé?
Conjugate the verb "ir" in the tu form of the preterite.
What is fuiste?
The I in SIMBA stands for this
What is interruption or sudden change?
These are the ER/IR verb endings
What is í, iste, ió , imos, ieron?
This phrase means the day before yesterday and triggers the use of the preterite.
What is anteayer?
Conjugate the verb "dormir" in the ellas/ellos/uds form of the preterite.
What is durmió?
Conjugate the verb "hacer" in the él/ella/ud form of the preterite.
What is hizo?
The letters M, B, and A in SIMBA stand for this.
What is Main event, Beginning/end of an event, and Action completed?
These are the irregular preterite verb endings
What is e, iste, o, emos, ieron?
How do you say the phrase "until 5:30"?
What is hasta las cinco y media?
Conjugate the verb "preferir" in the él/ella/ud form of the preterite.
What is prefirió?
Conjugate the verb "traer" in the ellas/ellos/uds form of the preterite.
What is trajeron?