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Help with some preterite verbs!
My teacher taught me some mnemonic devices to help me remember the stems for some verbs in the preterite: querer, poner, saber, poder.
poder - “He could eat pud-ding.” saber - “He found out was-sup.” (saber also means to find out in the preterite tense) poner - “He put the pus on the bus.” (slightly disgusting, but it works) querer - “First you ‘quer’ and then you ‘kiss’.” (pronounce 'kiss' like 'quis' [kees] and pronounce 'quer' like 'care') If anyone has any more mnemonics for preterite verbs, just let me know! Last edited by laughingwithfee; June 08, 2009 at 08:34 PM. |
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Very useful mnemonics!
First you ‘quer’ and then you ‘quis’ (wouldn't need explaining) |
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You're welcome!
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My spanish teacher is a genius when it comes to teaching things that are hard to remember. She gives us mnemonics, hand gestures, even a few chants. ("Adjectives must agree-e-e-e-e... in gender and in number-r-r-r-r-r") I swear, we sound like a cult half the time, but it sure works! |
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Me gusta, los verbos del preterite son muy difícil
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I think of a preterite verb as being a nasty (an aste) verb, because I find them nasty things to use and conjugate.
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I skipped freshman Spanish. My mom speaks Spanish almost natively, so I had a basic understanding of freshman-level Spanish. I just had my final today... wow...
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They are hard to conjugate, but it gets WAAAY easier. My Spanish teacher is a genius at getting sleepy teenagers to remember things. The irregular preterite verbs are a nightmare to try and remember, though.
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