Preterite verbs talk about actions that were COMPLETED in the past.
★To conjugate -ar ending verbs in preterite :
... First! drop the -ar at the end of the verb! :)
then, add the conjugated endings to the stem of the verb.
(use the table below↓)
★To conjugate -er and/or -ir ending verbs in preterite:
... First! drop the -er/-ir at the end of the verb! :)
Then, add correct conjugated endings to the stem of the verb. (use table below↓)
★IRREGULAR PRETERITE★
Irregular preterite verbs are preterite verbs that do not follow the rules of conjugation (refer above )
estar(to be), hacer(to do), ir(to go), tener(to have) are irregular preterite verbs.
♥REGULAR IMPERFECT TENSE♥
Use to talk about actions that happened repeatedly in the past, use the imperfect tense
*be careful to use subject pronouns to avoid confusion of yo and Ud., él, ella
♥IRREGULAR IMPERFECT TENSE♥
Irregular Imperfect Tense are verbs that do not follow the regular conjugation rules(refer above)
**Do you get confused when to use preterite or imperfect?
DONT WORRY!!!
we are giving you some CHEATER WORDS.
IMPERFECT CHEATER WORDS.
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a veces - sometimes
cada día - everyday
de vez en cuando - from time to time
a muendo - often
todos los días - every day
cada mes - every month
cada año - every year
siempre - always
generalmente - generally
en aquella época - at that time
nunca - never
con frecuencia - frequently
muchas veces - many times
por un rato - for a while
mientras que... - while...
PRETERITE CHEALTER WORDS.
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aver - yesterday
anoche - last night
el martes pasad - last tuesday
la semana pasada - last week
el fin de semana pasado - last weekend
el mes pasado - last month
el año pasado - last year
hace (#) días - (#)days ago
