Espn.2 "4B" Study

specific event or a single completed action

preterite

specific number of times or amount of time

preterite

interrupting actions

preterite

emphasis on the beginning or end of an action

preterite

emotional or mental state that is a direct result of a completed action

preterite

regular “-ar” preterite verb endings…

é aste ó amos asteis aron

regular “-er” preterite verb endings…

í iste ió imos isteis ieron

regular “-ir” preterite verb endings…

í iste ió imos isteis ieron

(pret.) tener

tuve

(pret.) estar

estuve

(pret.) ir

fui

(pret.) ser

fui

(pret.) poner

puse

(pret.) poder

pude

(pret.) traer

traje

(pret.) hacer

hice

(pret.) haber

hube

(pret.) saber

supe

(pret.) ver

vi

(pret.) dar

di

repeated, habitual actions

imperfect

what people were doing

imperfect

setting the scene

imperfect

regular “-ar” imperfect verb endings…

aba abas aba ábamos abais aban

regular “-er” imperfect verb endings…

ía ías ía íamos íais ían

regular “-ir” imperfect verb endings…

ía ías ía íamos íais ían

(imp.) ir

iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban

(imp.) ser

era eras era éramos erais eran

(imp.) ver

veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían

what is “imi”?

imperfect - mientras - imperfect

what is “icp”?

imperfect - cuando - preterite