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02 Preterite Vs Imperfect (part 2)

Señor Jordan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:00:06 +0000

Hello everyone. I decided to try and tackle the confusing topic of preterite vs. imperfect in another video. I hope it helps you and there is less confusion after watching both videos.

Make sure to watch the previous video on this as well. Enjoy!

Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions below!

Vocabulario:
abrir – to open
anoche – lastnight
ayer – yesterday
caliente – hot
comprar – to buy
cuando era niño – when I was a (male) kid
cuando – when
dar – to give
de pequeño / de pequeña – as a child
después de – after ___.
el buzón – mailbox
el centro comercial – mall
el coche nuevo – a new car
el lunes pasado – (on) last Monday
el mes pasado – last month
el parque – the park
el profesor – the teacher, professor
el sábado – (on) Saturday
el zoológico – zoo
gustar – to be pleasing to
Le gustó - “He liked ___”
Le gustaba – “He used to like”
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the phone
hacer la tarea – to do homework
ir - to go
fuimos – I went
íbamos – I went; I was going; I used to go
la familia – family
la iglesia – church
la nieve – ice cream, snow
la playa – beach
le – to him, to her
leer – to read
llover – to rain
los estudiantes - the students
los lunes – on Mondays
los papás – parents
mi / mis – my
nos – to us
nadar – to swim
porque - because
recuerda – he/she remembers
reír(se) – to laugh
me reí - I laughed
sacar – to take out; to take
ser – to be
fueron – they went/they were
eran – they were; they used to be; they would be
siempre - always
todos los días - every day
una tarjeta postal – a postcard
ver - to see

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02 Preterite vs. Imperfect

Señor Jordan — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:44:46 +0000

Hola. In this video, we’re talking about the preterite and the imperfect in Spanish. I’ve done many videos on them separately. Make sure to take a look at some of those videos beforehand.

cuento 1, cuento 2, & vocabulary list can be found in the cuentos para preterite vs imperfect pdf file.

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02 Preterite – IR Stem-changers (o-u)

Señor Jordan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:28:46 +0000

This video lesson covers -ir verbs in the preterite that stem change.

In the present, they change (o-ue) in the yo, tú, él/ella/ud, nosotros/nosotras, ellos/ellas/uds forms. In the preterite, they do something a little different. I apologize for it being a little long. Hope this video is helpful.

Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this video below. Enjoy!

Verb conjugations:

Vocabulario:
a las tres y media – at 3:30
anoche – lastnight
el aburrimiento – boredom
el cuarto – room, bedroom
el día – day
de la mañana – in the morning
de – of, from
durante las vacaciones – on vacation
el gato – cat
el hambre – hunger
el hermano – brother
el sofá – sofa, couch
en - in, on
la risa – laughter
las hermanas - sisters
los estudiantes – students
los perros – dogs
más – more
mi(s) – my
mucho – a lot, much
por – for, by, through
que – than
su(s) – his, her, your (formal), their, your (plural)
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02 Preterite – IR Stem-changers (e-i)

Señor Jordan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:55:00 +0000

Hola. Finally there is a video (although a little long) to explain those strange stem-changers in the preterite. Although you might remember that -ar and -er verbs in the preterite don’t stem-change like they do in the present, the -ir verbs have to be weird. This video will explain how (e-ie) and (e-i) -ir verbs work in the preterite. Enjoy!

Notice that servir is actually an (e-i) verb in the present. This was a mistake in the video!

Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this video below!

(e-ie)
preferir – to prefer
divertirse – to have fun
consentir – to consent
mentir – to lie
sentir – to feel (+ noun)
sentirse – to feel (+ adj)

(e-i)
pedir – to ask (for)
despedirse – to say goodbye
reír(se) - to laugh
repetir – to repeat
seguir – to continue
conseguir – to obtain, get
servir – (to serve)
vestirse – to dress oneself / to get dressed

Vocabulario:
la clase de español – Spanish class
comer – to eat
los tomates – tomatoes
mucho – much, a lot
en – in
las fiestas – parties
la piscina – pool
les – to them, to you all / for them, for you all
su(s) – his/her/their/your(formal)/your (plural)
la atención – attention
diez – ten
los dólares – dollars
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02 Preterite – Irregulars – Song!

Señor Jordan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:34:57 +0000

To help you with remembering quite of few of those irregular verbs, I’ll share a song I learned back in high school! This song is also on page 2 of the preterite conjugation sheet.

This song helps you remember the yo forms of some of the common irregular verbs in the preterite. If it sounds familiar that is because it is to the tune of ‘La cucaracha‘.

Vocabulario:
¡sí se puede! - ‘yes you can!’ (literally: Yes, it can [be done])
haber – there to be
hay – there is /are
hubo – there was /were
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02 Preterite – Irregulars – traer, conducir, traducir

Señor Jordan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:55:13 +0000

This video lesson covers three more irregular verbs in the preterite. They are traer (to bring), traducir (to translate) and conducir (to drive). They are all lumped together because they follow similar patterns and are similar to decir in the preterite. Enjoy!

Feel free to leave questions, comments or suggestions below this video.

conjugation charts:

Vocabulario:
la comida – food, meal
a – to
la fiesta – party
los libros - books
la clase de inglés – English class
el trabajo – work
los gatos – cats
bien – well, fine
el inglés – English
el español - Spanish
la enfermera – nurse
para - for
el helado – ice cream
el amigo – friend
su(s) – his, her, their
algo - something
la ciudad – city
*el señor – the man, gentleman
para mí – for me

* ‘gentleman‘ as in ‘a courteous/polite/chivalrous man‘ is ‘caballero‘
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02 Preterite – Irregular – ver & dar

Señor Jordan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:44:02 +0000

This video lesson covers ver (to see) & dar (to give). Both of these are of course irregular verbs in the preterite.

Enjoy!

Leave any questions, comments or suggestions below.

conjugation charts:

Vocabulario:
un perro – dog (male)
el restaurante – restaurant
los regalos - presents
para – for
la Navidad – Christmas
mi(s) – my
tu(s) – your
te – to you, for you
le – to him, her, you (formal) / for him, her, you (formal)
nos – to us, for us
les – to them, you all / for them, you all
los padres – parents
me – to me, for me
los consejos – advice
los amigos – friends
el cumpleaños – birthday
la película – movie
ese/esa – that
el dinero – money
de – of, from, about
malo – bad
eso – that (neutral)
esto – this (neutral)
¿Quién? – who?
la profesora – teacher (female)
la tarea – homework
mucho – a lot, much
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02 Preterite – Irregulars – venir

Señor Jordan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:50:47 +0000

This video lesson covers venir (to come). Venir is of course another irregular verb in the preterite. In this video, I also mention that whenever a verb has any irregular inside of it due to a prefix, the verb follow the pattern of the irregular.
Ex: suponer, mantener, detener, prevenir, etc

Enjoy!

Leave any questions, comments or suggestions below.

conjugation chart:

Vocabulario:
mi(s) – my
los amigos – friends
su(s) – his, her, your, their
la novia – girlfriend
la fiesta – party
nadie – no one
la clase – class
de - of, from, about
biología – biology
ayer – yesterday
a – to
el baile – dance
con – with
la casa – house
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02 Preterite – Irregulars – tener

Señor Jordan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:34:51 +0000

This video lesson covers the verb tener (to have) in the preterite. Tener of course is an irregular verb in the preterite. Enjoy!

Leave any questions, comments or suggestions about this video lesson below.

conjugation chart:

Vocabulario:
la ropa – clothes, clothing
la tarea – homework
mucho – a lot, much
una cita – a date
el viernes – (on) Friday
sacar – to take
la basura – trash
un accidente – an accident
tener tiempo – to have time
tener que – to have to
limpiar – to clean
el cuarto – room, bedroom
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02 Preterite – Irregulars – Poner

Señor Jordan — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:24:53 +0000

This video lesson covers the verb poner (to put, place, set) in the preterite. As many verbs, poner is an irregular verb in the preterite.

Leave questions, comments, suggestions below if you have them. Enjoy!

conjugation chart:

Vocabulario:
el dinero – money
¿Dónde? – where?
la leche – milk
en – in, on
el refrigerador – refrigerator
ya – already
las maletas – luggage
el coche – car
su(s) – his, her, your (formal)
la llave – key
el bolsillo – pocket
tu(s) – your
la ropa – clothes, clothing
la cama – bed
la computadora – computer
el escritorio – desk
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