Spanish III Final

Present Tense

-AR Verbs

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-IR, IR Verbs

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Preterite Tense

-AR Verbs

-ER,IR Verbs

Irregular Preterite (YO FORM ONLY)

• Tener - Tuve
• Estar - Estuve
• Ir - Fui
• Poner - Puse
• Poder - Pude
• Traer - Traje
• Venir - Vine
• Decir - Dije
• Saber - Supe
• Querer - Quise
• Hacer - Hice
• Haber - Hube
• Ver - Vi
• Dar - Di

Ser vs Estar

Acronym for Ser:

Description

Occupation

Characteristics

Time

Origin

Relationships

Acronym for Estar:

Position

Location

Action

Condition

Emotions

Present Progressive

• Estar + -ando or -iendo
• Ex. Estoy trabajando = I am working

El Imperfecto

• on going
• was/were-ing
• “used to”
• NO STEM CHANGERS
• Irregulars
  • IR - iba, iba, iba, íbamos, iban
  • VER - veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían
  • SER - era, eras, era, éramos, eran

Preterite vs Imperfect

• What words are used with preterite?
  • Ayer, Anteayer, Pasar, Otra, etc.
• What words are used with imperfect?
  • Cada, -aba, generalmente, mientas.

Preterite Stem Changers

• Only stem change in el, ella, usted, and ellos

• e to i

• o to u

• NO STEM CHANGERS WITH IMPERFECT

• IR Verbs stem change with preterite ONLY

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