Past

• What is the preterite tense used for?

  To talk about the past
• What are the endings for -ar verbs in the preterite tense?

  • yo: -é
  • tú: -aste
  • él/ella/usted: -ó
  • nosotros: -amos
  • vosotros: -asteis
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes: -aron
• What are the endings for -er and -ir verbs in the preterite tense?

  • yo: -í
  • tú: -iste
  • él/ella/usted: -ió
  • nosotros: -imos
  • vosotros: -isteis
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron
• How do you say "I spoke" in Spanish using the preterite tense?

  Hablé
• What is the Spanish phrase for "I was born in Japan"?

  Nací en Japón
• What are the four most important irregular verbs in the preterite tense?

  Ser, ir, estar, hacer
• What does "ser" mean in English?

  To be
• What does "ir" mean in English?

  To go
• What is the preterite form of "yo" for "estar"?

  Estuve
• What is the preterite form of "él" for "hacer"?

  Hizo
• What changes occur in the preterite tense for verbs ending in '-car' and '-zar'?

  • '-car' changes 'c' to 'qu' (e.g., tocar → toqué)
  • '-zar' changes 'z' to 'c' (e.g., cruzar → crucé)
• What is the preterite form of "yo" for "dar"?

  Di
• What is the preterite form of "él" for "poder"?

  Pudo
• What is the preterite form of "yo" for "venir"?

  Vine
• What is the purpose of the imperfect tense?

  • Describe ongoing actions in the past
  • Indicate habitual actions in the past
  • Set the scene or background in the past
• What is the first step to form the imperfect tense?

  Find the stem
• What are the endings for -ar verbs in the imperfect tense?

  • yo: -aba
  • tú: -abas
  • él/ella/usted: -aba
  • nosotros: -ábamos
  • vosotros: -abais
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes: -aban
• What are the endings for -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect tense?

  • yo: -ía
  • tú: -ías
  • él/ella/usted: -ía
  • nosotros: -íamos
  • vosotros: -íais
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ían
• How do you express "I used to travel a lot" in Spanish?

  Solía viajar mucho
• What is the imperfect form of "ser" for "yo"?

  Era
• What is the imperfect form of "ir" for "tú"?

  Ibás
• What does "había" mean in English?

  There was / there were
• How do you say "There was a monkey in the tree" in Spanish?

  Había un mono en el árbol
• What are the guidelines for using the preterite tense?

  1. Single completed action in the past
  2. Events during a set period of time
  3. Interrupting an ongoing action
• What are the guidelines for using the imperfect tense?

  1. Repeated actions in the past
  2. Describing past situations
  3. Background situations
  4. Duration of ongoing actions
• What is the perfect tense used for?

  To say what you have done
• What is the past participle of "esperar"?

  Esperado
• What is the past participle of "comer"?

  Comido
• How do you form the perfect tense?

  • Use the present tense of "haber"
  • Add the past participle
• What is the present tense form of "haber" for "yo"?

  He
• What is the past participle of "abrir"?

  Abierto
• What is the past participle of "decir"?

  Dicho
• How do you say "I have done" in Spanish?

  He hecho
• How do you say "I had done" in Spanish?

  Había hecho
• What is the past participle of "ver"?

  Visto
• What is the past participle of "hacer"?

  Hecho
• What is the past participle of "romper"?

  Roto
• What is the past participle of "cubrir"?

  Cubierto
• What is the past participle of "escribir"?

  Escrito
• What is the past participle of "poner"?

  Puesto