Spanish II - Finals

-ar verb endings in the present tense

o, as, a, amos, an

-er/-ir verbs in the present tense

o, es, e, emos, en

-ar verb endings in the preterite

é, aste, ó, amos, aron

-er/-ir verb endings in the preterite

í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

andar stem in the preterite

anduv-

estar stem in the preterite

estuv-

hacer stem in the preterite

hic-

poder stem in the preterite

pud-

poner stem in the preterite

pus-

querer stem in the preterite

quis-

saber stem in the preterite

sup-

tener stem in the preterite

tuv-

venir stem in the preterite

vin-

decir stem in the preterite

dij-

traer stem in the preterite

traj-

ser/ir in the preterite

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

dar in the preterite

di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

irregular verb endings in the preterite

e, iste, o, imos, ieron

-car verbs in the preterite

-qu

-zar verbs in the preterite

-c

-gar verbs in the preterite

-gu

-ar verbs in the imperfect

aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

-er/-ir verbs in the imperfect

ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

ir in the imperfect

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban

ser in the imperfect

era, eras, era, éramos, eran

ver in the imperfect

veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían

What tense is used for actions completed in the past within a specific/implied time period?

The preterite tense

What tense is used for sequential actions?

The preterite tense

What tense is used for actions in the past that were interrupted?

The preterite tense

What tense is used for background information in the past (time, weather, age, conditions)?

The imperfect tense

What tense is used for habitual actions in the past?

The imperfect tense

What tense is used for actions taking place simultaneously in the past?

The imperfect tense

What tense is used for actions that interrupted another action?

The imperfect tense

What does “conocer” mean in the preterite?

to meet for the first time

What does “poder” mean in the preterite?

to succeed

What does “no poder” mean in the preterite?

to fail

What does “querer” mean in the preterite

to try

What does “no querer” mean in the preterite

to refuse

What does “saber” mean in the preterite

to find out

What does “tener” mean in the preterite

to get, obtain, recieve

ser or estar?

the time of day/year, the date

ser

ser or estar?

inherent physical or character qualities

ser

ser or estar?

to tell the time, date, or location of events

ser

ser or estar?

__ + de indicates possesion

ser

ser or estar?

give the definition of something or indentifies someone/thing

ser

ser or estar?

to say something is happening (I am …)

estar

ser or estar?

to describe the physical, emotional, or mental condition of someone/thing

estar

ser or estar?

to describe a change in someone/thing

estar

ser or estar?

to tell the time, date, or location of a person, place or thing

estar

haber conjugations in the present perfect

he, has, ha, hemos, han

how to conjugate verbs in the present perfect

replace -ar/-er/-ir with -ado/-ido

abrir in the present perfect

abierto

cubrir in the present perfect

cubierto

decir in the present perfect

dicho

describir in the present perfect

descrito

descubrir in the present perfect

descubierto

devolver in the present perfect

devuelto

escribir in the present perfect

escrito

hacer in the present perfect

hecho

imprimir in the present perfect

impreso

morir in the present perfect

muerto

poner in the present perfect

puesto

resolver in the present perfect

resuelto

romper in the present perfect

roto

ver in the present perfect

visto

volver in the present perfect

vuelto

how to conjugate verbs for affirmative commands

conjugate in the present él/ella form

decir as an affirmative command

di

hacer as an affirmative command

haz

ir as an affirmative command

ve

poner as an affirmative command

pon

salir as an affirmative command

sal

ser as an affirmative command

sé

tener as an affirmative command

ten

venir as an affirmative command

ven

how to conjugate verbs for negative commands

conjugate in the yo form, replace -o with -es/-as

dar as a negative command

no des

estar as a negative command

no estés

ir as a negative command

no vayas

saber as a negative command

no sepas

ser as a negative command

no seas

how to conjugate verbs as a formal command

conjugate in the yo form, drop the -o, replace with -e/-en or -a/-an

dar as a formal command

dé, den

estar as a formal command

esté, estén

ir as a formal command

vaya, vayan

saber as a formal command

sepa, sepan

ser as a formal command

sea, sean

to want that

querer que

to advise that

aconsejar que

to tell that

decir que

to desire that

desear que

it’s important that

es importante que

it’s necessary that

es necesario que

it’s urgent that

es urgente que

to insist that

insistir en que

to need that

necesitar que

to order that

pedir que

to prefer that

preferir que

to prohibit that

prohibir que

to recommend that

recomendar que