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When do you use preterite?
ITS USED FOR EVENTS (one-time events—distinct events no matter how many times they have happened in the past)
IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ACTIONS
Actions have have not happened
Actions within a defined period of time
Isolated actions
Interrupting Actions
What are examples of preterite?
Nacer, morir, ir
What do we use imperfect for?
REPEATED ACTIONS
TO SET THE SCENE: WEATHER, TIME, ONGOING ACTION THAT GETS INTERRUPTED
DESCRIBING PEOPLE: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONS, STATE OF MIND, AGE
Examples of imperfect
ser, hacer, tener, llamarse
What does saber, conocer, and haber mean in imperfect?
Saber = to know something
Conocer = to know someone
Haber = there existed
What does saber, conocer, and haber mean in preterite?
Saber = to find something out
Conocer = to meet someone
Haber = there occurred
Preterite endings for ar
yo=é tú=aste El/ella=ó nosotros=amos ustedes/ellos/ellas=aron
Preterite for er/ir
yo=í
tú= íste
el/ella= ió
nosotros= imos
ellos/ellas= ieron
Ar imperfect endings
yo=aba
tú= abas
El/Ella=aba
nosotros=abamos
ellos(as)= aban
Er/ir imperfect endings
yo=ía
tú= ías
el/Ella= ía
Nosotros= íamos
Ellos(as)= ían
What are the endings for tener?
tuve
tuviste
tuvo
tuvimos
What do you change the beginning of querer to when conjugating?
quis
What do you change the beginning of poner to when conjugating?
Pus