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59 DELE A2 flashcards across the core themes, studied with real spaced repetition. Elementary: the past tenses (preterite & imperfect) and the patterns that get you talking. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
DELE A2 is where Spanish starts to flow into the past — the preterite and imperfect tenses, when to use each, and the sentence patterns that move you beyond the present. EverFlip covers it with real FSRS scheduling so reviews land right before you forget. Build on A1 first; your progress saves in your browser and exports to Anki anytime.
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The past (pretérito)
Study these 25 →- habléyo (hablar)I spoke
- hablastetú (hablar)you spoke
- hablóél/ella (hablar)he/she spoke
- hablamosnosotros (hablar)we spoke
- hablaronellos/ellas (hablar)they spoke
- comíyo (comer)I ate
- comistetú (comer)you ate
- comióél/ella (comer)he/she ate
- comimosnosotros (comer)we ate
- comieronellos/ellas (comer)they ate
- fuiyo (ser/ir)I was / I went
- fuistetú (ser/ir)you were / you went
- fueél/ella (ser/ir)he/she was / he/she went
- fuimosnosotros (ser/ir)we were / we went
- fueronellos/ellas (ser/ir)they were / they went
- hiceyo (hacer)I did / I made
- hicistetú (hacer)you did / you made
- hizoél/ella (hacer)he/she did / he/she made
- hicimosnosotros (hacer)we did / we made
- hicieronellos/ellas (hacer)they did / they made
- tuveyo (tener)I had
- tuvistetú (tener)you had
- tuvoél/ella (tener)he/she had
- tuvimosnosotros (tener)we had
- tuvieronellos/ellas (tener)they had
The past (imperfecto)
Study these 18 →- hablabayo / él / ella (hablar) — yo and él/ella share one formI / he / she was speaking / used to speak
- hablabastú (hablar)you were speaking / used to speak
- hablábamosnosotros (hablar) — note the accent on the áwe were speaking / used to speak
- hablabanellos/ellas (hablar)they were speaking / used to speak
- comíayo / él / ella (comer) — all -er/-ir forms take an accented í; yo and él/ella share one formI / he / she was eating / used to eat
- comíastú (comer)you were eating / used to eat
- comíamosnosotros (comer)we were eating / used to eat
- comíanellos/ellas (comer)they were eating / used to eat
- era / eras / eraser (irregular): yo era, tú eras, él/ella eraI was / you were / he-she was
- éramos / eranser (irregular): nosotros éramos (accent), ellos eranwe were / they were
- iba / ibas / ibair (irregular): yo iba, tú ibas, él/ella ibaI was going / used to go, etc.
- íbamos / ibanir (irregular): nosotros íbamos (accent), ellos ibanwe were going / they were going
- veía / veías / veíaver (irregular): keeps the e — yo veía, tú veías, él/ella veíaI was seeing / used to see, etc.
- Cuando era niño...Imperfecto for description/background: 'When I was a child...' — sets the scene, no defined endWhen I was a child...
- Comía / ComíImperfecto vs pretérito: 'was eating' (ongoing) vs 'ate' (a single completed action)was eating (ongoing) vs ate (done)
- Todos los días caminabaImperfecto = habit/repeated past action: 'Every day I used to walk.'Every day I used to walk
- Ayer comí pizzaPretérito (contrast) = one completed action with a clear end: 'Yesterday I ate pizza.'Yesterday I ate pizza
- Leía cuando llamasteBoth tenses together: imperfecto (background, leía) interrupted by pretérito (event, llamaste)I was reading when you called
A2 patterns
Study these 16 →- me gusta / me gustan + nounI like (singular / plural noun)Me gusta el café = I like coffee
- tener que + infinitiveto have to (do something) — obligationTengo que trabajar = I have to work
- querer + infinitiveto want to (do something)Quiero aprender = I want to learn
- poder + infinitiveto be able to / can (do something)¿Puedes ayudar? = Can you help?
- estar + gerundio (-ando / -iendo)to be doing — action happening right nowEstoy comiendo = I'm eating
- me gustaría + infinitiveI would like to (do something) — polite wishMe gustaría viajar = I'd like to travel
- hay que + infinitiveone must / it's necessary to — impersonal obligationHay que estudiar = One must study
- ir a + infinitivegoing to (do something) — near futureVoy a salir = I'm going to go out
- hace + time expression(time) agoHace dos años = Two years ago
- acabar de + infinitiveto have just (done something)Acabo de comer = I've just eaten
- demasiadotoo much / too manyEs demasiado caro = It's too expensive
- bastanteenough / quite (a lot)Tengo bastante tiempo = I have enough time
- mucho / mucha / muchos / muchasa lot / much / many (agrees with the noun)Hay mucha gente = There are a lot of people
- tambiénalso / too — agreeing with a positive statementYo también quiero ir = I want to go too
- tampoconeither / not either — agreeing with a negative statementYo tampoco lo sé = I don't know either
- me gustan + plural nounI like (plural noun) — verb agrees with the thing likedMe gustan los gatos = I like cats