Regular Preterite
What are the regular endings for -ar verbs in the preterite?
é amos
aste x
ó aron
What happens when three vowels follow each other in the preterite?
The middle vowel changes to a "y"
What are the regular endings for -ar verbs in the imperfect?
aba ábamos
abas x
aba aban
Which past tense would the phrase "todos los días" lead to?
Imperfect ("todos los días" means "everyday")
Which past tense is used for a habitual action in the past?
Imperfect
What are the regular endings for -er/-ir verbs in the preterite?
í imos
iste x
ió ieron
Name three "u group" verbs and their stems
tener, estar, andar, poner, poder, and saber
tuv, estuv, anduv, pus, pud, sup
What are the regular endings for -er/-ir verbs in the imperfect?
ía íamos
ías x
ía ían
Which past tense would the phrase "ayer" lead to?
Preterite ("ayer" means "yesterday")
Which past tense is used for something that started and ended at a particular time in the past?
Preterite
Conjugate "caminar" in the él/ella/Ud. form in the preterite.
Caminó
What two verbs use the conjugations fui/fuiste/fue/fuimos/fueron in the preterite tense?
Ser and Ir
What are the imperfect conjugations for the verb "ir"?
iba íbamos
ibas x
iba iban
Which past tense would the phrase "de repente" lead to?
Preterite ("de repente" means "all of a sudden")
Which past tense is used for telling time in the past?
Imperfect
Conjugate "escribir" to the ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the preterite.
Escribieron
In what form does an "i" not follow the stem in the preterite conjugation of "conducir" and other verbs whose stems end in a "j" in the preterite?
Third person plural (condujeron)
What are the three meanings of "comíamos" in English?
We were eating, We would eat, We used to eat
Which past tense would the phrase "entonces" lead to?
Preterite ("entonces" means "then")
Describe the difference between:
Yo tuve el cuaderno
Yo tenía el cuaderno
Tuve: I got/received the notebook.
Tenía: I had(over a period of time) the notebook.
What are the two meanings of "Nadé" in English?
I swam, I did swim
Conjugate hacer to all forms in the preterite
hice hicimos
hiciste x
hizo hicieron
What are the three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense?
Ser, ir, and ver
Which past tense would the phrase "a menudo" lead to?
Imperfect ("a menudo" means "often")
Which past tense do you use for the past perfect?
Imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habían)