Preterit Uses
Imperfect Uses
Preterit
Imperfect
Car/Gar/Zar + y-group
100
What do you use to describe an action that is no longer happening?

Completed action

100

What is used to describe an action with no specific beginning or end and usually uses adverbs?

Habitual action

100

What are the AR endings for preterit?

e, aste, o, amos, asteis, aron

100

What are all of the AR endings in imperfect?

aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban

100

What do car verbs change to?

qué

200

What do you use to describe an action that is the interrupter?

Interrupting action(make sure you know preterit is the interrupter and imperfect is what's being interrupted)

200

What is used to describe an ongoing action that has been stopped by preterit with the keyword "cuando"?

Interrupted action(make sure you know preterit is the interrupter and imperfect is what's being interrupted)

200

What are the ER/IR endings for preterit?

i, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron

200

What are all the ER/IR endings of imperfect?

ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

200

What do gar verbs change to?

gué

300

What is used to describe the formula "ponerse + adjective" = to become?

Change in emotion/condition
300

What is used to describe the action with the key word "mientras"?

Simultaneous action

300

What is the conjugation for the irregular verbs "ser/ir"?

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

300

What are the conjugations for the irregular verb "ir"?

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

300

What do zar verbs change to?

cé

400

Name 5 key words to look for when using preterit.

Could have said: ayer, anteayer, anoche, de repente, después de, el otro diá, por(tiempo), una vez, esta mañana, la semana pasada, el mes pasado, el año pasado, hace...(#)dias/semanas/etc.

400

Name 3 uses of description when using imperfect

Could have said: size, color, profession, weather, emotions, health, age, time(keep in mind that there are different verbs for each of these)
400

What is the conjugation for the irregular verb "ver"?

vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron

400

What are all the conjugations for the irregular verb "ser"?

era, eras, era, eramos, erais, eran

400

What is the first step of y-group?

change i to y in 3rd person

500

What are all 3 uses of preterit?

Completed action, interrupted action, change in emotion/condition
500

Name 5 key words for when you're using imperfect

Could have said: a veces, cada dia. con frequencia, de vez en cuando, frequentemente, generalmente, mientras, muchos veces, mucho, normalmente, nunca, siempre, todo el tiempo, todos los dias

500

What is the conjugation for the irregular verb "dar"?

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dio, dieron

500

What are all the conjugations for the irregular verb "ver"? 

veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

500

what is the second step of y-group?

put accents on all the i's

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