Past Tenses (AQA A-Level Spanish): Flashcards
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Preterite tense usage
Preterite tense usage
Completed actions at specific point in past
Regular -AR preterite endings
Regular -AR preterite endings
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron
Regular -ER/-IR preterite endings
Regular -ER/-IR preterite endings
-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
Accent marks in irregular preterite verbs
Accent marks in irregular preterite verbs
No accent marks (unlike regular verbs)
-GAR verb spelling change (yo form)
-GAR verb spelling change (yo form)
g → gu before é (e.g., jugué)
-CAR verb spelling change (yo form)
-CAR verb spelling change (yo form)
c → qu before é (e.g., busqué)
-ZAR verb spelling change (yo form)
-ZAR verb spelling change (yo form)
z → c before é (e.g., empecé)
-IR stem-changing verbs in preterite
-IR stem-changing verbs in preterite
Stem changes only in 3rd person forms (él/ellos)
Reflexive pronoun placement in preterite
Reflexive pronoun placement in preterite
Before the conjugated verb (e.g., me levanté)
Time expressions with preterite (examples)
Time expressions with preterite (examples)
ayer, anoche, la semana pasada, hace + time