Spanish 2 final

How to use ar verbs in the preterit?

Canté (Yo form ends in é), Cantaste (tu form ends in aste), Cantó (El/La/ud. ends in ó), Cantaron (Ellos/as form ends in aron), and Cantamos (nosotros ends in amos).

How to use ir/er verbs in the preterit?

The endings are í (Yo), iste (tú), ió (él/ella/usted), imos (nosotros), and ieron (ellos/as).

Ser/ir in the preterit

The verbs "ser" and "ir" share the same conjugations in the preterit tense: fui (Yo), fuiste (tú), fue (él/ella/usted), fuimos (nosotros), and fueron (ellos/as). Ser means was in the preterit, and ir means went.

Hacer in the preterit

The verb "hacer" in the preterit tense is conjugated as hice (Yo), hiciste (tú), hizo (él/ella/usted), hicimos (nosotros), and hicieron (ellos/as). Hacer means did in the preterit.

Estar in the preterit

The verb "estar" in the preterit tense is conjugated as estuve (Yo), estuviste (tú), estuvo (él/ella/usted), estuvimos (nosotros), and estuvieron (ellos/as). Similarly to ser in the preterit, estar means was/were

Venir in preterit

The verb "venir" in the preterit tense is conjugated as vine (Yo), viniste (tú), vino (él/ella/usted), vinimos (nosotros), and vinieron (ellos/as). Venir in the preterit means came.

Saber in the preterit

The verb "saber" in the preterit tense is conjugated as supe (Yo), supiste (tú), supo (él/ella/usted), supimos (nosotros), and supieron (ellos/as). In the preterit saber means learned.

Tener in the preterit

The verb "tener" in the preterit tense is conjugated as tuve (Yo), tuviste (tú), tuvo (él/ella/usted), tuvimos (nosotros), and tuvieron (ellos/as). In the preterit, tener means had.

Decir in the preterit

The verb "decir" in the preterit tense is conjugated as dije (Yo), dijiste (tú), dijo (él/ella/usted), dijimos (nosotros), and dijeron (ellos/as). In the preterit, decir means said.

Querer in Preterit

The verb "querer" in the preterit tense is conjugated as quise (Yo), quisiste (tú), quiso (él/ella/usted), quisimos (nosotros), and quisieron (ellos/as). In the preterit, querer means wanted.

Traer in preterit

preterit tense is conjugated as traje (Yo), trajiste (tú), trajo (él/ella/usted), trajimos (nosotros), and trajeron (ellos/as). In the preterit, traer means brought.

Ver in the preterit

The verb "ver" in the preterit tense is conjugated as vi (Yo), viste (tú), vio (él/ella/usted), vimos (nosotros), and vieron (ellos/as). In the preterit, ver means saw.

Dar in the preterit

The verb "dar" in the preterit tense is conjugated as di (Yo), diste (tú), dio (él/ella/usted), dimos (nosotros), and dieron (ellos/as). In the preterit, dar means gave and the unusual thing about dar is that it is a ar verb that uses the ir/er conjugation in the preterit.

When do stem changes happening in the preterit??

Only with IR verbs in the El and Ellos forms

What are the indirect object pronouns?

Me (me), Te (you), nos (we), le (he/she/you), les (they)

Me (me), Te (you), nos (we), le (he/she/you), les (they)

How to use indirect object pronouns in a sentence?

te estoy comprándo una case or estoy comprándote una case (I bought a house for you)

What is the ending of ar verbs when conjugated in the imperfect?

The endings of -ar verbs in the imperfect are -aba for yo and él/ella/usted, and -ábamos for nosotros, and -aban for ellos/ellas/ustedes.

What is the ending of ir/er verbs in the imperfect

The endings of -ir and -er verbs in the imperfect are -ía for yo and él/ella/usted, -íamos for nosotros, and -ían for ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Ser in the imperfect

is conjugated as era for yo and él/ella/usted, éramos for nosotros, and eran for ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Ir in the imperfect

is conjugated as iba for yo and él/ella/usted, íbamos for nosotros, and iban for ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Ver in the imperfect

is conjugated as veía for yo and él/ella/usted, veíamos for nosotros, and veían for ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Ir de campamento

to go camping

jugar a las escondidas

to play hide and seek

jugar en la arena

to play in the sand

jugar en la cuerda

to jump rope

volar papayayos/cometas

to fly kites

andar en patneta

to ride a skateboard

subrise a los arboles

to climb trees

columpiarse

to swing on swings

bajar el trobogan

to slide down the slide

pintar

to paint

jugar con carritos

to play with toy cars

jugar a las cartas

to play cards

leer trias comicas

to read comics

jugar con la amiguita

to play with a friend

hacer romperabezas

make puzzles

jugar con las muñeras

to play with dolls

dibujar

to draw

roleccionar estampas

to collect trading cards

roleccionar sellos

to collect stamps

jugar juegos de mesa

to play board games

El dia de la independecia

Independence day

El dia del trabajador

Labor day

El dia del amor y la amistad

The day of love and friendship

El dia del año nuevo

New Years

El dia san valentín

Valentine's Day

El dia de San Patrico

St. Patrick's Day

El dia de la madre

Mother's Day

El dia del padre

Father's Day

El dia de las brujas

Halloween

El dia de acción de gracias

Thanksgiving

La nochebuena

Christmas Eve

La Navidad

Christmas

La carroza

float

El traje tradicional

Traditional outfit

Las Máscaras

Masks

El disfraz

Costume

los fuegos artificales

Fireworks

el desfile

parade

The meaning of adding the diminutive itos/itas to a word

saying things are little or expressing affection for multiple things or people

The meaning of adding the diminutive ito/ita to a word

to indicate something is little or expressing affection for something or someone.

How to use diminutive when the word ends in e, n, or r

Add a c to make the ending cita/o or citas/os. An example of this would be "hombre" becomes "hombrecito".

An example of using the diminutive when a word ends in any other constant expect e, n, r

is to add ito/ita directly, so perro (Dog) would become perrito (puppy/small dog).

Spelling changes in the diminutive with words that end with z.

Words that end with z will end with c and ito in the diminutive, so "luz" becomes "luzcita."

Spelling changes in the diminutive with words that end with ca.

Words ending in "ca" will lose the "a" and add "quita" in the diminutive, such as "cerca" becoming "cerquita."

Spelling change sin the diminutive with words that end with g.

Words ending in "g" will add "uito" in the diminutive, so "amigo" becomes "amiguito."

acampar

to go camping

bucear

to go scuba diving

explorar un lugar

to explore a new place

hacer repel/sendrismo

to go rappel or go hiking

ir a un partido/festival/capronerto

to go to a game/festival/championship

irse de mochilerola

to go backpacking

aprender

to learn

conocer

to know or be familiar with

empezarla universidad

to start university

experimentar algún cambio en la familia

to experience a change in the family

hacer trabajo voluntario

to do volunteer work

mudarte a un lugar nuevo

to move to a new place

ser capitán/capitana, presidente, líder de un equipo/club

to be the captain, president, or leader of a team or club

aburrirse

to get bored

alegarse

to be happy or pleased

asusfarse

to get scared or frightened

enojarse

to get angry

soprenderse

to be surprised or astonished

ponerse

to become

When to use the pretérito

The pretérito is used to describe completed actions in the past, specific events, or actions that occurred at a definite time.

When to use the imperfecto

The imperfecto is used to describe ongoing, habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene for other actions.