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| The preterit may focus on the beginning of an action |
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| Pablo empezó la nueve lección a las ocho - John began the new lesson at 8 o'clock |
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| The preterit may focus on the end of an action |
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| Teresa terminó la novela ayer - Teresa finished the novel yestarday |
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| The preterit may view a period of time as a competed unit of time |
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| En España la guerra civil duró tres años - In Spain, the Civil War lasted three years |
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| First conjugation verbs (ar) of the Preterit |
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yo - é
tú - aste
él, ella Ud. - ó
nosotros/as - amos
ellos/as/Uds -aron |
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yo hablé
tú hablaste
él habló
nosotros hablamos
ellos hablaron |
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| Second/third (ir/er) conjugation verbs |
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yo - í
tú - iste
él, ella, Ud. - ió
nosotros/as - imos
ellos/as Uds - ieron |
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yo comí
tú comiste
él comió
nosotros comimos
ellos comieron |
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yo escribí
tú escribiste
él escribió
nosotros escribimos
ellos escribieron |
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me lavé
te lavaste
se lavó
nos lavamos
se lavaron |
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| Grammar note! Hace (from the verb hacer)/to do, to make may be used with the preterit tense to mean ago |
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Construí la casa hace dos años - I built the house two years ago
Estudié esa lección hace dos semanas. - I studied that lesson two weeks ago |
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yo dormí
tú dormiste
él durmió
nosotros dormimos
ellos durmieron |
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yo mentí
tú mentiste
él mintió
nosotros mentimos
ellos mintieron |
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yo serví
tú serviste
él sirvió
nosotros servimos
ellos sirvieron |
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DESPEDIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = despidió
(ella/as, Uds.) = despidieron |
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ELEGIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = eligió
(ella/as, Uds.) eligieron
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FREíR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = Frió
(ella/as, Uds.) Frieron |
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IMPEDIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = Impidió
(ella/as, Uds.) Impidieron |
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MEDIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = midió
(ella/as, Uds.) midieron |
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| TO REQUEST, TO ASK FOR, TO ORDER |
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PEDIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = Pidió
(ella/as, Uds.) Pidieron |
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REíR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = Rió
(ella/as, Uds.) Rieron |
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REPETIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = Repitió
(ella/as, Uds.) Repitieron |
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SEGUIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = Siguió
(ella/as, Uds.) Siguieron |
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SERVIR (I, I)
(él, ella, Ud.) = sirvió
(ella/as, Uds.) Sirvieron |
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| Andar (to walk) (irregular) |
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anduve
anduviste
anduvo
anduvimos
anduvieron |
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| caber (to fit) (irregular) |
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| estar (to be) (irregular) |
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| haber (to have - auxiliary) (irregular) |
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| poder (can, to be able to) (irregular) |
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| poner (to put, to place) (irregular) |
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| querer (to want) (irregular) |
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| saber (to know) (irregular) |
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| tener (to have) (irregular) |
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| venir (to come) (irregular) |
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| Irregular Preterit Pattern I |
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yo - e
tú - iste
él, ella, Ud. - o
nosotros/as - imos
ellos/as, Uds. - ieron |
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| Irregular Preterit Pattern II |
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yo - e
tú - iste
él, ella, Ud. - o
nosotros/as - imos
ellos/as, Uds - eron |
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| Decir (to say, to tell) (irregular) |
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dije
dijiste
dijo
dijimos
dijeron |
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| Dar (to give) (irregular) |
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| Grammar note! The preterite of Hay/there is there are is hubo/there was/there were. It is used to refer to a situation as it existed in the past, but which no longer exists |
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Hubo una plaga en el pasado - there was a plague in the past
Hubo guerras terribles en el pasado - there were terrible wars in the past |
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| Grammar note! Hay que/ it is necessary, one must may also appear in the preterite as hubo que/it was necessary |
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| Hubo que ir a clase - It was necessary to go to class |
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| Verbs that end in -gar the first person singular (yo) form is -gué |
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llegar (to arrive)
llegué
llegaste
llegó
llegamos
llegaron |
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| Verbs that end in -car, the first person singular (yo) form is qué |
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Buscar (to look for)
Busqué
buscaste
buscó
buscamos
buscaron |
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| Verbs that end in -zar, the first person singular (yo) form is -cé |
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Organizar (to organize)
organicé
organizaste
organizó
organizamos
organizaron |
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| to classify (spelling change) |
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| to stand out (spelling change) |
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| to justify (spelling change) |
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| to practice (spelling change) |
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| to take, to take a photo (spelling change) |
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| to touch, to play (an instrument) (spelling change) |
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| Leer (to read) (spelling change) |
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leí
leíste
leyó
leímos
leyeron |
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| To fall (spelling change) |
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| to fall down (spelling change) |
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| to believe (spelling change) |
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| to hear (spelling change) |
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| to possess (spelling change) |
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| to provide (spelling change) |
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| to authorize (spelling change) |
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| to begin (spelling change) |
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| to begin (spelling change) |
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| to pray (spelling change) |
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| to trace (spelling change) |
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| to stumble (into) (spelling change) |
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| Huir (to flee) (spelling change) |
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huí
huiste
huyó
huimos
huyeron |
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| to build (spelling change) |
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| to contribute (spelling change) |
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| to destroy (spelling change) |
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| to flow (spelling change) |
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| to include (spelling change) |
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| to influence (spelling change) |
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Infinitive - to know (a person)
Preterit - met (a person) |
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infinitive - to be able
preterit - managed |
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infinitive - not be able
preterit - failed |
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infinitive - to want
preterit - tried |
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infinitive - did not want
preterit - refused |
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infinitive - to have
preterit - received |
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infinitive - to know (a fact)
preterite - found out |
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| To express a completed action |
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| Rosa leyó toda la novela - Rosa read the entire novel |
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| To describe a series of completed past actions |
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| B. se despertó, se levantó, se duchó, y se visitó. - B woke up, got up, took a shower, and got dressed |
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| To indicate the beginning of an activity |
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| A. empezó mirar televisión - A began t watch television |
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| To indicate the end of an activity |
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| M. cesó de fumar - M. stopped smoking |
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| To describe a change of state |
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| Laua se puso enferma cuando vio el esamen - L. became ill when she saw the test |
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