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"Lil_Ginge (or anyone else who is/has studying Spanish)"

I have a test on the Pretrite (sp?) tense next Wednesday. It's the millionth test my class ahs done and I'm actually considering buckling down and learning for this one.

Yet, I've never perfect my learning technique for this tense in particular.

How did you learn/remember it?

(Ah yes, Irregulars are included to)

Thanks :-D

heh,

Thanks :-D

ooo and irregulars are a bastardo!

This website should help

http://www.drlemon.net/Grammar/irreg-pret.html

There isnt so much of a pattern. Its more memory you see because some are 'irregular' because they do not follow the same pattern. I.e 'DAR' you would think would end in 'é' etc (like below)

But the lil buggeroonie ends in 'i' instead grrrr

K

basically

..

*dont like tenses either*

~AR verbs. Remove the ~ar from the infinitive (hablar, pasar etc) and add
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-asteis
-aron

So you get

Hablé - I spoke
Hablaste - you spoke
Habló - he/she/it spoke
hablamos - we spoke
Hablasteis - you (pl) spoke
Hablaron - They spoke.


NOW! For ER and IR verbs....Remove the ~er/~ir from the infinitive and add

-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-ieron

So you get....

Comí ,Comiste,comió , comimos y comieron etc..

better yet?

ich bin ein naughty boy

Lil Ginge wrote:
> hmm hang on

*hangs*

Lil Ginge wrote:
> Que paso!!! - what happened
>
> ¡El ladrón entró por la ventana! - the robber
> entered through the window

¡O crappo!!! - Oh darn.

hmm hang on

What I meant was 'Do you have any hints or tips on how to learn those damn ending?' :-P

heh, I understand that..

silly me :-P didn't explain my question properly :-P

aye carumba!