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Flashcards covering the regular and irregular uses, forms, stem changes, and spelling changes of the Spanish Preterite tense.
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Pretérito: Use 1
One time, completed action
Pretérito: Use 2
What happened, what you did
Pretérito: Use 3
Specific start &/or end time
Regular -ar Endings
Yo: e; Tú: aste; Él, Ella, Ud.: o; Nosotros: amos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: aron
Regular -er/-ir Endings
Yo: i; Tú: iste; Él, Ella, Ud.: io; Nosotros: imos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: ieron
Ir (To go) & Ser (To be)
Verbs that share the same preterite forms: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
Dar (To give) & Ver (To see)
Verbs that share almost the same preterite forms: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
Stem-Change (Irregular Group) Endings
Yo: e; Tú: iste; Él, Ella, Ud.: o; Nosotros: imos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: ieron
Hacer
Irregular stem: hic
Tener
Irregular stem: tuv
Estar
Irregular stem: estuv
Andar
Irregular stem: anduv
Poner
Irregular stem: pus
Poder
Irregular stem: pud
Saber
Irregular stem: sup
-ir Stem Changes
Changes (e → i -OR- o → u) that ONLY HAPPEN IN 2 FORMS: ÉL, ELLA USTED -AND- ELLOS, ELAS, USTEDES
-car Spelling Change
Changes to -que in the “YO” FORM (example: Buscar → Yo busqué)
-gar Spelling Change
Changes to -gue in the “YO” FORM (example: Jugar → Yo jugué)
-zar Spelling Change
Changes to -ce in the “YO” FORM (example: Empezar → Yo empecé)
Preferir (Conjugation)
Yo: preferi; Tú: preferiste; Él, Ella, Ud.: prefirio; Nosotros: preferimos; Ellos, Ellas, Uds.: prefirieron