Spanish Verbs and Tenses

Flashcards covering key concepts and vocabulary related to Spanish verbs and their tenses, including preterite conjugations, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, and uses of the imperfect tense.

Preterite Tense

A past tense used to express completed actions.

Regular Preterite Endings for -ar verbs

-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron.

Regular Preterite Endings for -er/-ir verbs

-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron.

Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite

-ir verbs that change stem in third person forms: e > i, o > u.

Irregular Preterite Verb: Hacer

Conjugation: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron.

Demonstrative Adjectives

Words that describe or point out nouns; must agree in gender and number.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Used in place of a noun, showing ownership or location; marked with accents.

Key Uses of the Imperfect Tense

Descriptions, habitual actions, and ongoing actions in the past.

When to use the Preterite

For completed actions, single events, and interruptions to ongoing actions.

Ir/Ser Preterite Conjugation

Both verbs share the same irregular conjugation: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron.

Examples of Regular Preterite Verbs

Example of 'hablar': hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablaron; Example of 'comer': comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comieron.