Ser/Ir
What is the "yo" form of ser in the preterite tense?
fui
What is the "tu" form of each in the preterite tense?
dijiste, diste
What is the "ellos/ellas" form of hacer in the preterite tense?
hicieron
What is the "ella" form of estar in the preterite tense?
estuvo
poner
poder
to put, place, set
to be able
What is the conjugation used for a singular object?
fue
What is the "nosotros" form of each in the preterite tense?
dijimos
dimos
What is the conjugation in the preterite tense for "tú" of the verb tener?
tuviste
conjugations for "ellas" and "yo" using the verb estar.
estuvieron & estuve
decir, dar, decidir
to say, to tell
to give
to decide
Correct the errors:
Paco y tu fuiste al mercado.
Carlos fui al concurso.
fueron
fue
What is the correct conjugation of each for the "ustedes" form?
dijeron, dieron
Mention the conjugations for "ella" and "nosotras" using the verb hacer.
hizo & hicimos
What are the three pronouns that have the same conjugation of "estuvo" in the preterite tense?
ella, él, usted
acabar de
to have just (done something)
What correction should you make to the following sentence: "Mi familia fueron a Argentina."?
change fueron for fui
Mi familia fue a Argentina.
Find the error in each sentence:
Carla dije la verdad. Ellos daron gracias.
Carla dijo la verdad.
Ellos dieron gracias.
What correction should you make to the following sentence: "Nosotros hico una fiesta."?
change hico for hicimos
Nosotros hicimos una fiesta.
What correction should you make to the following sentence: "Ustedes estuvimos en la feria."?
change estuvimos for estuvieron
Ustedes estuvieron en la feria.
When do you use ser vs. estar?
estar = temporary state of being, location x 3, present progressive
Write all the conjugations of ser/ir in the irregular preterite.
fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
Write all the conjugations of both in the preterite.
dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron
di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
Write all the conjugations of tener in the irregular preterite.
tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron
Write all the conjugations of estar in the irregular preterite.
estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron
When do you use preterite vs. imperfect?
Give a sample contextual sentence for each.
preterite = done & over with past action
Ex: Ayer comimos una pizza.
imperfect = ongoing past action, action that gets interrupted, describing people, places, things, situations in the past
Ex: Siempre ibamos a la casa de mi abuela.