Grammer BookBy: Bella Kviten
preterite, preterite trigger words car/gar/zarspock verbs snake verbs and snakey verbscucaracha irregularsimperfect imperfect trigger words imperfect irregularspreterite vs. imperfect ser vs. estar verbs like gustar comparatives and superlatives transition wordsfuture future irregulars future trigger words porpara
-aréasteóamosasteisaron-er/iríisteióimosisteisieronPreterito-Specific events-To express events that are viewed by the speaker as complicated-To express the beginning or end of past actionTo narrate a series of past actions or eventsPreterito Trigger WordsWords that indicate preterito is being usedanoche
ayer
anteayer
el añopasado
la semanapasada
hace…que…Irregular in the yo formCar  Gar  ZarCZGqucgu
ir/serfuífuistefuefuemosfuisteísfuerondar/ver-í-iste-ió-imos-isteís-ierondarverserirhacerhicehicistehizohicimoshicisteíshicieronSpock Verbshacer
Snake Verbs•SnakeyVerbsOnly changes in 3rd persone>i
Pedir, preferir, competir, repetir, ser, vir, sentir, venir
o>u
Dormir, morir
i>y
oir
e>y
leer, creerCucaracha VerbsAndar- anduvEstar- estuvPoder- pudPoner- pusQuerer- quisSaber -supTener- tuvVenir- vinConducir- condujProducir- produjTraducir- tradujDecir- dijTraer- traj-e-iste-o-imos-isteis-ieron
-aréasteóamosasteisaron-er/iríisteióimosisteisieronEl Imperfectivo-Background information (time, weather, location)-To describe an ongoing past action with no references to its beginning or endTo express habitual past actions or events
To describe physical and emotional states or characteristicsEl Imperfecto Trigger WordsFrecuentamente
Siempre
A veces

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