Preterite Tense
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron
What are the preterite endings for -AR verbs?
The English equivalent of this tense is the helping verb "to be" and the present participle.
What is the present progressive?
What are "SER" and "ESTAR"?
What are the types of stem-changing verbs?
Answers the "what?" and the "to whom?/for whom?" questions in a sentence.
What are the direct and indirect objects?
The -aron ending is shared with these three subjects?
What are ellos, ellas and Uds?
-ando; -iendo
What are the present participle endings for regular -AR and -ER/-IR verbs?
The acronym "D.O.C.T.O.R" is used to guide the usage of this "to be" verb.
What is "SER"?
What is the O to UE stem-changing verb family?
me; te; le; nos; les
What are the indirect object pronouns?
The two subjects that have an accent in the preterite form.
What are the "yo" and "el/ella/Ud" forms?
-yendo
What is the irregular present participle ending for "creer" or "leer"?
The acronym "P.L.A.C.E." is used to guide the usage of this "to be" verb.
What is "ESTAR"?
The verbs PEDIR, DECIR and REPETIR belong to which stem-changing verb family?
What is the E to I stem-changing verb family?
lo; la; los; las
What are direct object pronouns?
This subject shares the same preterit ending for -ER and -IR verbs.
What is the "nosotros" form?
The -ing ending.
What is the English equivalent of the "gerund" or "present participle?
These two rules that guide the use of the verb estar could be viewed as almost the same.
What are POSITION and LOCATION?
The subject in which a stem-change is not required.
What is the "nosotros" form?
In Spanish, you place an object pronoun typically in front of this word in a sentence.
What is the conjugated verb?
-asteis and -isteis
What are the preterite "vosotros" forms for -AR and -ER/-IR verbs?
durmiendo
What is the irregular present participle of the Spanish verb "dormir"?
This usage rule could apply between people or objects and people.
What is relationship?
The part of the "boot verb" in which a spelling change occurs?
What is the stem?
In Spanish, it is possible to attach the object pronoun to this in the sentence?
What is the infinitive?