Spanish II: El Pretérito Review

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Flashcards covering the regular and irregular uses, forms, stem changes, and spelling changes of the Spanish Preterite tense.

Last updated 11:00 PM on 5/31/26
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Pretérito: Use 1

One time, completed action

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Pretérito: Use 2

What happened, what you did

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Pretérito: Use 3

Specific start &/or end time

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Regular -ar Endings

Yo: e; Tú: aste; Él, Ella, Ud.: o; Nosotros: amos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: aron

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Regular -er/-ir Endings

Yo: i; Tú: iste; Él, Ella, Ud.: io; Nosotros: imos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: ieron

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Ir (To go) & Ser (To be)

Verbs that share the same preterite forms: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

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Dar (To give) & Ver (To see)

Verbs that share almost the same preterite forms: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

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Stem-Change (Irregular Group) Endings

Yo: e; Tú: iste; Él, Ella, Ud.: o; Nosotros: imos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: ieron

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Hacer

Irregular stem: hic

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Tener

Irregular stem: tuv

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Estar

Irregular stem: estuv

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Andar

Irregular stem: anduv

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Poner

Irregular stem: pus

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Poder

Irregular stem: pud

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Saber

Irregular stem: sup

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-ir Stem Changes

Changes (e → i -OR- o → u) that ONLY HAPPEN IN 2 FORMS: ÉL, ELLA USTED -AND- ELLOS, ELAS, USTEDES

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-car Spelling Change

Changes to -que in the “YO” FORM (example: Buscar → Yo busqué)

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-gar Spelling Change

Changes to -gue in the “YO” FORM (example: Jugar → Yo jugué)

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-zar Spelling Change

Changes to -ce in the “YO” FORM (example: Empezar → Yo empecé)

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Preferir (Conjugation)

Yo: preferi; Tú: preferiste; Él, Ella, Ud.: prefirio; Nosotros: preferimos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: prefirieron