The ULTIMATE Spanish 4 IB Oral Study Guide

ser (yo preterite)

fui

estar (yo preterite)

estuve

tener (yo preterite)

tuve

ir (yo preterite)

fui

gustar (yo preterite)

gusté

visitar (yo preterite)

visité

viajar (yo preterite)

viajé

When do you use fui (ser)?

(To describe what you were or identify something in the past, such as your role or characteristics during a specific, completed moment.)

When do you use estuve?

(To indicate where you were or your temporary state of being during a specific, completed moment in the past.)

When do you use tuve?

(To express that you had something at a particular point in the past, emphasizing possession or experience.)

When do you use fui (ir)?

(To talk about where you went or an action involving movement to a destination in the past.)

When do you use gustó?

(To say that something specifically pleased or was enjoyed by you in the past.)

When do you use visité?

(To express that you visited a place or person at a specific time in the past.)

When do you use viajé?

(To describe that you traveled somewhere at a particular point in the past.)

This theme is similar to the IB theme of..

Este tema es similar al tema del IB de..

There are..

Hay..

How to make a verb preterite when its -ar verb?

Remove -ar add e

How to make a verb preterite when its -er verb?

Remove -er add i

I think that..

Creo que..

It’s likely that they are in..

Es probable que estén en..

The weather is good/bad, and..

Hace (buen/mal) tiempo y..

In the background I see.

Al fondo veo..

On the right/left, there is/are..

A la derecha/izquierda hay...

ser (yo imperfect)

era

estar (yo imperfect)

estaba

tener (yo imperfect)

tenía

ir (yo imperfect)

iba

gustar (yo imperfect)

gustaba

visitar (yo imperfect)

visitaba

viajar (yo imperfect)

viajaba

It’s a piece of cake

Es pan comido

It’s on the tip of my tounge

Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua.

This connects to culture in Latin America as

Esto se conecta con la cultura en América Latina como

This is normal in Latin American countries

Esto es normal en los países latinoamericanos