SP2: Unidad 4 (En El Consultorio)

Pretérito

100

Preterite is the _____ past. 

Completed

200

What are the reasons for using the preterite? 

(Hint: BNC)

B- Beginning and/or end

N- Narrate a series of events in the past

C- Completed actions

300

What are the preterite tense endings for -Ar and -Er/Ir verbs? 

    -Ar                                        -ER/-Ir

é        amos                             í         imos

aste                                         iste

ó        aron                               ió        ieron

400

La chica _____ (beber) jugo de naranja esta mañana. 

     - Please conjugate the verb in the preterite tense. 

Bebió

500

Please give me one word or phrase in Spanish that triggers the 'preterite'? 

Ayer, el año pasado, el mes pasado, anteayer, esta mañana, etc.  

Imperfecto

100

Imperfect is the _____ past. 

Incomplete

200

What are the reasons for using the imperfect?

(Hint: HEPMTA)

H- Habitual Actions

E- Events in Progress

P- Physical Characteristics

M- Mental/Emotional State

T- Time

A- Age

300

What are the imperfect tense endings for -Ar and        -Er/-Ir verbs? 

-Ar                                        -ER/-Ir

aba       ábamos                   ía          íamos

abas                                    ías

aba       aban                        ía          ían

400

Leonardo y Felipe ________ (correr) por el parque. 

     -Please conjugate the verb in the imperfect tense. 

corrían

500

Please give me one word or phrase in Spanish that triggers the 'imperfect'? 

Siempre, cada día, todos las semanas, a menudo, etc. 

Pretérito vs. Imperfecto

100

¿(Te rompiste/te rompías) la pierna?

Te rompiste

200

Ayer, yo (tuve/tenía) un pequeño accidente.  

     -Are we going to use the preterite or imperfect? What word tells us which tense to use? What does that word mean? 

Tuve (Ayer: yesterday)

300

(Fueron/Eran) las cinco de la tarde. 

     -Are we going to use the preterite or imperfect? Why? What reason does it fall under? (BCN or HEPTMA) 

Eran (Time)

400

Ella (tuvo, tenía) dolor de cabeza.

     -  -Are we going to use the preterite or imperfect? Why? What reason does it fall under? (BCN or HEPTMA) 

Tenía (Mental/Emotional State)

500

Please translate the following imperfect trigger words into English.

1. A menudo

2. Frecuentemente

3. Cada

4. Todo

5. Siempre

6. De niño/a

1. Often 

2. Frequently

3. Each

4. All/every

5. Always

6. As a child...

'Se' Constructions

100

Normal 'se' constructions are used in what three typical ways in Spanish countries? 

   -Hint: You drew one of them.

Signs, advertisements, and directions

200

What is the format for normal 'se' constructions?

[Se] + [Verb]

   - Remember: The verb can only be singular (3rd person singular) or plural (3rd person plural) depending on the noun that follows. 

300

'Se' constructions are also used for the accidental 'se.' The person in the sentence is not considered the subject, but the indirect object. Who (or what) is the subjet?

The object/thing. 

400

What is the format for expressing the accidental 'se'? 

[Se] + [IOP] + [Verb] + [Subject/Noun]

500

You (informal) forgot the medicines at the house.

   - Please translate the following sentence from English to Spanish. 

Se te olvidaron las medicinas a la casa. 

Adverbs

100

How do we form 'ly' words in Spanish?

You just add '-mente.' 

200

Normal means normal in Spanish. How do we make it into the word 'normally' in Spanish?

Normalmente

300

The word tranquilo means calm in Spanish. How do we turn it into the word 'calmly' in Spanish?

Tranquilamente

400

La cita era a las dos de la tarde, pero llegamos _____ (menos, nunca, tarde). 

   - Which one correctly fits in the blank? 

tarde (late)

500

Pablito se cae ______ (a menudo, apenas, nunca): un promedio (average) de cuatro veces por semana. 

     -Which one correctly fits in the blank?

a menudo.