Part 4 Final

-AR preterite endings in order are:

• é, aste, ío, amos, aron

• é, aste, ó, amos, aron

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

-ER preterite endings in order are:

• í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

• é, iste, ío, emos, ieron

• ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

-ER imperfect endings in order are:

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

• ía, ías, ia, íamos, ían

• í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

-AR imperfect endings in order are:

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

• abas, aba, aban, abamos, aban

• í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

The imperfect is used to describe:

• something you are doing in the present moment.

• childhood + habitual actions.

• something that began and ended at a specific time.

• a definite action in the past.

The preterite is used to describe:

• something you are doing in the present moment.

• your childhood.

• habitual actions in the past.

• a definite action in the past.

A keyword for the imperfect is:

• Cuando era pequeño

• ayer

• anoche

• el lunes pasado

A keyword for the imperfect is:

• ayer

• de jóven

• anoche

• el lunes pasado

A keyword for the preterite is:

• cuando era niño

• de jóven

• anoche

• cuando era pequeña

A keyword for the preterite is:

• cuando era niño

• el lunes pasado

• de jóven

• cuando era pequeña