The preterite tense (AQA GCSE Spanish): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
Purpose of preterite tense
Purpose of preterite tense
Completed actions in the 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
Why accents crucial in preterite
Why accents crucial in preterite
Change meaning and pronunciation
ir and ser preterite forms
ir and ser preterite forms
Identical for both verbs
I spoke (hablar)
I spoke (hablar)
hablé
I ate (comer)
I ate (comer)
comí
I lived (vivir)
I lived (vivir)
viví
tener irregular preterite stem
tener irregular preterite stem
tuv-
estar irregular preterite stem
estar irregular preterite stem
estuv-
I arrived (llegar)
I arrived (llegar)
llegué
last year
last year
el año pasado
yesterday
yesterday
ayer
to travel
to travel
viajar
I listened to music
I listened to music
Escuché música