IMPERFECT and PRETERITE

IMPERFECT -AR (yo)

aba

IMPERFECT -AR (tu)

abas

IMPERFECT AR (el/ella)

aba

IMPERFECT AR (nos)

ábamos

IMPERFECT AR (vos)

abais

IMPERFECT AR (ellos/ellas)

aban

IMPERFECT ER/IR (yo)

ía

IMPERFECT ER/IR (tu)

ías

IMPERFECT ER/IR (el/ella)

ía

IMPERFECT ER/IR nos

imos

IMPERFECT ER/IR vos

-íais

IMPERFECT ER/IR ellos/ellas

-ían

PRETERITE AR yo

é

PRETERITE AR tu

aste

PRETERITE el/ella

o

PRETERITE AR nos

amos

PRETERITE AR vos

asteis

PRETERITE AR ellos/ellas

aron

PRETERITE ER/IR yo

í

PRETERITE ER/IR tu

iste

PRETERITE ER/IR el/ella

ió

PRETERITE ER/IR nos

imos

PRETERITE ER/IR vos

isteis

PRETERITE ER/IR ellos/ellas

ieron

u group verbs

poner, poder, saber

poner

to put

poder

to be able to

saber

to know

uv group verbs

andar, estar, tener

j group verbs

hacer, querer, traer

i group verbs

hacer, querer, hacer

ir imperfect conjugation

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

ser imperfect conjugation

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

ver imperfect conjugation

veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

preterite (uv, u, i) yo

e

preterite (uv, u, i) tu

iste

preterite (uv, u, i) el/ella

o

preterite (uv, u, i) nos

imos

preterite (uv, u, i) vos

isteis

preterite (uv, u, i) ellos/ellas

ieron

preterite (j) yo

e

preterite (j) tu

iste

preterite (j) el/ella

o

preterite (j) nos

imos

preterite (j) vos

isteis

preterite (j) ellos/ellas

eron

poner (preterite)

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron

poder (preterite)

pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron

saber (preterite)

supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron

andar (preterite)

anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron

estar (preterite)

estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

tener (preterite)

tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

hacer (preterite)

hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

conducir (preterite)

conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron

querer (preterite)

quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron

venir (preterite)

vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron

ir (preterite)

fui, fuiste, fuimos, fuisteis, fuisteis, fueron

ser (preterite)

fui,fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

ver (preterite)

vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron

dar (preterite)

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron

truly irregular verbs (why?)

ir, ser, ver (no accents)

to refer to a completed action in the past

preterite

to talk about definite beginnings or endings of actions or time periods

preterite

to relay a list of completed actions in the past (think of a bulleted)

preterite

to summarize a narrative/event in the past

preterite

to relay sensory experiences (i.e., a stimulus-response) in the past when there is still a specific completed action.

preterite

to indicate an interruption to an action in progress in the past

preterite

to describe people or your surroundings in the past or to reflect on the past (background information)

imperfect

to describe feelings or emotions in the past (background information)

imperfect

to tell time or describe the weather in the past (background information)

imperfect

to indicate an action in progress in the past

preterite

to talk about repeated habitual, or ongoing actions in the past

imperfect

To express actions you “used to” do.

imperfect

vocabulary when followed by specific actions

una vez, ayer, anoche

una vez (tense + vocab)

preterite + once

yesterday (tense + vocab)

preterite+ ayer

last night (tense + vocab)

preterite + anoche

Last year (summer, weekend, etc.) → tense + vocab

El año (verano, fin de semana, etc.) pasado

Last week (tense + vocab)

preterite + la semana pasada

First (Second, Finally, Then, etc.) → tense + vocab

Preterite + Primero (Segundo, Finalmente, Entonces, etc.)

always (tense + vocab)

imperfect + siempre

Every day (summer, year, etc.) → (tense + vocab)

imperfect + Todos los días (veranos, años, etc.)

all the time (tense + vocab)

imperfect + todo el tiempo

every time (tense + vocab)

cada vez

while (tense + vocab)

imperfect + mientras

often (tense + vocab)

imperfect + a menudo