Preterite
The Acronym for Preterite
BNICE
The Acronym for Imperfect tense
RICH DATE
to whom or for whom something is done.
Meaning of "caerse"
to fall (down)
"Se necesitan medicinas enseguida" in English
They need medicine right away.
True or false?
Preterite describes completed actions
True
The imperfect tense endings
-aba and -ía
before the verb that is describing it.
"Frequently" in Spanish
Con frecuencia
"You can read" in Spanish
Se puede leer.
The "yo" form of "ser" in the preterite
fui
Conjugate to imperfect:
Ellas cantan muchas canciones.
Ellas cantaban muchas canciones.
The third person indirect object pronouns
le (singular) and les (plural)
"Sometimes" in Spanish
A veces
"Spanish is spoken" in Spanish
Se habla Español
Preterite form of "El doctor me (recetar) unos antibióticos para la gripe ayer."
El doctor me recetó unos antibióticos para la gripe ayer.
Conjugate from preterite to imperfect:
Hablé con mi madre de las dos hasta las tres.
Hablaba con mi madre de las dos hasta las tres.
Rewrite the following sentence with a Direct Object Pronoun:
Llamaron a mi y a mi amiga.
Nos llamaron.
"To sprain" in Spanish
torcerse
"Empanadas are sold"
Se venden empanadas.
The preterite form of "Mi hermana me (decir) que está embarazada la semana pasada.
Mi hermana me dijo que está embarazada la semana pasada.
The three irregular verbs are in the imperfect tense
Ser, Ir, Ver
The same pronouns for both direct and indirect objects
Me, te, nos, os
Síntomas de un resfriado
dolor de cabeza, fiebre, la tos
Where you often see "Se"
Signs, advertisements and directions