Alphabet
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Pretérito vs. Imperfecto
Verbos Irregulares
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Pretérito vs. Imperfecto
Verbos Irregulares
Pretérito vs. Imperfecto
Use PRETERITO for:
- actions that happen for a specific amount of times
- actions that happen for a specific period of time
- the beginning/end of actions
Use IMPERFECTO for:
- habits
- descriptions
- age
- time
- mental states
- open-ended actions
- conditions
- actions that happen for a specific amount of times
- actions that happen for a specific period of time
- the beginning/end of actions
Use IMPERFECTO for:
- habits
- descriptions
- age
- time
- mental states
- open-ended actions
- conditions
Verbos Irregulares
MANDATOS DE TÚ: vin di sal haz ten ve pon se -> think of an old Russian lady saying "Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh"
vin (venir)
di (decir)
sal (salir)
haz (hacer)
ten (tener)
ve (ver)
pon (poner)
sé (ser)
PRETÉRITO:
anduv- (andar)
estuv- (estart)
tuv- (tener)
conduj- (conducir)
dij- (decir)
traj- (traer)
** third person plura for verbs ending with "j" add only "eron" instead of the usual "ieron."
hic- (hacer)
*for the yo form of hacer, "hizo"
pud- (poder)
vin- (venir)
pus- (poner)
quis- (querer)
sup- (saber)
vin (venir)
di (decir)
sal (salir)
haz (hacer)
ten (tener)
ve (ver)
pon (poner)
sé (ser)
PRETÉRITO:
anduv- (andar)
estuv- (estart)
tuv- (tener)
conduj- (conducir)
dij- (decir)
traj- (traer)
** third person plura for verbs ending with "j" add only "eron" instead of the usual "ieron."
hic- (hacer)
*for the yo form of hacer, "hizo"
pud- (poder)
vin- (venir)
pus- (poner)
quis- (querer)
sup- (saber)