Jesús Prabhu

Table of ContentsPreterite

Regular

Trigger Words

-car, -gar, -zar

Spock

Cucaracha

Snake

Snakey

Imperfect

Regular

Trigger Words

Irregulars

Preterite vs. Imperfect

Ser vs. Estar

Verbs Like Gustar

Comparative and Superlatives

Transition Words

Future

Regular

Trigger Words

Irregular

Por

Para

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Pronouns

Regular

-ar é

aste

ó

amos

aron

-er/ir í

iste

ió

imos

ieron

Trigger Words

day before yesterday anteayer

the day before el dia anterior

ayer yesterday

el jueves pasado last Thursday

last Tuesday el martes pasado

last week la semana pasada

last weekend el fin de semana pasado

last month el mes pasado

yesterday morning ayer por la manana

yesterday afternoon ayer por la tarde

the other day el otro dia

one time una vez

this afternoon esta tarde

this morning esta manana

tonight esta noche

-car qué

-gar gué

-zar cé

Only in 1st person singular

Ir/Ser Fui

Fuiste

Fue

Fuimos

Fueron

Dar/Ver Di/Vi

Diste/Viste

Dio/Vio

Dimos/Vimos

Dieron/Vieron

Hacer Hice

Hiciste

Hizo

Hicimos

Hicieron

Andar anduv_

Estar estuv_

Poder pud_

Ponerpus_

Querer quis_

Saber sup_

Tener tuv_

Venir vin_

Conducir conduj_

Producirproduj_

Traducir traduj_

Decirdij_

Traer traj_

e

iste

o

imos

isteis

ieron

“j” verbs no i = eron

Only changes in 3rd person

ei: pedir, preferir, competir, repetir,

servir, sentir, and venir

ou: dormir and morir

Verbs like oir, leer, and creer

Leí Leímos

Leíste Leísteis

Leyó Leyeron

Imperfect Regular

-ar aba

abas

aba

ábamos

aban

-er/-ir ía

ías

ía

íamos

ían

Imperfect Trigger WordsFrequently Frecuentamente

Always Siempre

Sometimes A veces

Often A menudo

Occasionally De vez en cuando

While Mientras

Many times Muchas veces

Everyday Cada dia

All day Todos los dias

Imperfect Irregular

Ir iba

ibas

iba

íbamos

iban

Ser era

eras

era

éramos

eron

Ver veía

veías

veía

veíamos

veían

Preterite vs.

Imperfect Is used to show actions

that are viewed as completed

Expresses the beginning or end of a past action

Can be used to narrate a sequence of past events

Interrupts actions

Usually indicates a specific event

Is like a picture

Describes ongoing past actions

Is used to expressed actions that were repeated habitually

Describes physical or emotional state

Can be used to explain background information

Is like a movie

SER

D: description

O: origin

C: characteristics

T: time

O: occupation

R: relationship

P: possession

E: event

D: date

Estar- to be or not to be…

H: health

E: emotions

L: location

P: present condition

I

N

G

Verbs Like Gustar

Aburrir- to bore

Encantar- to love

Faltar- to miss

Fascinar- to fascinate

Importar- to be important

Interesar- to interest

Molestar- to annoy

Quedar- to stay

Caer bien/mal- to think it’s good/bad

Doler- to hurt

Disgustar- to dislike

Hacer falta- to be missed

Preocupar- to worry

Sorprender- to surprise

Apetecer- to appetize

Comparative and

Superlatives más(more)+ adjective +que(than)

menos(less)+ adjective +que(than)

la/él más(the most)+ adjective +de(of)

la/él menos(the least)+ adjective +de(of)

buenomejor

malopeor

viejomayor

jovenmenor

Transition Words

Even though Aunque

Also También

While Mientras

In spite of A pasar de

But Pero

Therefore Por lo tanto

Nevertheless Sin embargo/no obstante

FutureRegular

All verbs have the same endings

Ifinitives+

-é

-ás

-á

-emos

-éis

-án

Future Trigger Words

El proximo

Mañana

En (unos, dos,…) (años, semanas, dias)

Future IrregularsDecir Dir-

Hacer Har-

Poner Pondr-

Salir Saldr-

Tener Tendr-

Valer Valdr-

Venir Vendr-

Poder Podr-

Querer Querr-

Saber Sabr-

Caber Cabr-

Haber Habr-

Passing through… PORtal

General rather than specific location… PORtugal

How long it lasts… PORever

The cause of something… PORpuse

An exchange… imPORt/exPORt

Doing something in place or instead of something else… I’m POR, pay for me

A means of transportation… transPORtation

For whom something is done… PARAty

Destination… PARAguay

Purpose for which something is done… PARAchutes

To express an opinion… PARAdon me, but

To compare or contrast… comPARAson

To express idea of a deadline… PARAmedic