Irregulares
What is the stem of "poner" in the preterite?
pus-
Conjugate: Hablar in the preterite.
Hablé, Hablaste, Habló, Hablamos, Hablaron
What does the S in SIMBA stand for?
Single Action
¿Ustedes ___________ a sus padres sobre la reunión de hoy? (decir)
dijeron
Which is a trigger word for the preterite?
Siempre or Una vez
Una vez
What is the stem of "decir" in the preterite?
Dij-
Conjugate: Vivir in the preterite
viví,viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivieron
What does the I in SIMBA stand for?
Interruption
EXTRA 100 - Give an example sentence
Nosotros ___________ en la casa de Pedro desde el viernes pasado. (estar)
estuvimos
Which is a trigger word for the preterite?
La semana pasada or todos los meses
La semana pasada
What is the stem of "poder" in the preterite?
Pud-
Conjugate: Comer in the preterite.
comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comieron
What does the M in SIMBA stand for?
Main event
¿Tus padres ___________ a Australia el año pasado? (ir)
fueron
What does querer mean in the preterite in English?
Tried to
Yo quise aprender otra idioma.
I tried to learn another language.
How do you conjugate "Ser"?
EXTRA 200 - what do they mean in English?
What are the -AR endings in the preterite? Where are the accents?
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron
What does the B in SIMBA?
Beginning Action
Yo ___________ a estudiar arquitectura en 2016. (empezar)
empecé
What does saber mean in the preterite?
found out
What is the stem of "querer" in the preterite?
quis-
What are the -ER/-IR endings in the preterite? Where are the accents?
-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
What the A stand for in SIMBA?
Arrivals
EXTRA 100 - What is the other part that stands for the A in SIMBA but doesn't start with an A?
Gabriel García Marquéz ___________ un escritor colombiano muy famoso. (ser)
fue
Define the preterite.
To describe something that happened.