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What are the preterite endings for ALL verbs? -ar, -er, -ir and irregulars
é, aste, ó, amos, aron
í, iste, ió, imos, ieron e, iste, o, imos, ieron - pret irregs don't have accents |
What are the the imperfect endings?
aba, abas, aba. ábamos, aban
ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían |
I have eaten.
He comido.
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I drank it in the bathtub.
Preterite.
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They brought it.
Ellos lo trajeron.
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Write 3 words in English that tell you the imperfect is needed.
used to
often always would all the time it was (time) |
She had worked.
Ella ha trabajado.
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It was early in the morning.
Imperfect.
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She made a plan.
Ella hizo un plan.
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You used to work
Trabajabas
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He had bought it before.
Lo había comprado antes.
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That dog chased me.
Preterite.
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My sisters read a book to Miguelito.
Mis hermanas le leyeron un libro a Miguelito.
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I used to bring.
Traía
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I had believed you!
Te había creído.
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He has never done that.
Present perfect.
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I started, looked for it, and fell asleep.
Yo lo empecé, lo busqué y me dormí.
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I often went and believed him.
Yo (a menudo) iba y le creía.
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He told me he had been at that school
El me dijo que había estado en esa escuela.
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She asked me If I had talked to him. (2 tenses)
Preterite & past perfect
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