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Plazas, Chapter 8 Grammar
Sacramento City College SPAN 402 - Lucas
12
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
03/11/2012

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 


 

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Term
Uses of the Imperfect Tense
Definition
  • Ongoing events in past (no spec. beg. or end).
  • Repeated/habitual 
  • Feelings/thoughts in the past
  • Tell time in the past
Term
Uses of the Preterite Tense
Definition
  • Completed actions in the past
  • Mark beg./end of action in the past
  • Describe change in how you feel at a specific point in the past
Term

conocer

preterite

Definition
to meet for the first time
Term

conocer

imperfect

Definition
to know/be aquainted with
Term

saber

preterite

Definition
to find out for the first time
Term

saber

imperfect

Definition
to know
Term

querer

preterite

Definition
to try to do something
Term

querer

no + preterite

Definition
to refuse to do something
Term

querer

imperfect

Definition
to want to
Term

poder

preterite

Definition
to manage to do something
Term

poder

no + preterite

Definition
to not be able to do something
Term

poder

imperfect

Definition
to be able to do something
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