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Preterite Drill (Indefinido)

The Indefinido drill focuses on the simple past tense — specifically the yo and él/ella forms, which carry the most irregular patterns. The deck always includes all strong-preterite verbs in your selection (e.g. tuve, vine, hice).

Indefinido Drill
  1. Progress bar — advances card by card; the counter shows your position
  2. Card front — shows "Indefinido of" and the infinitive; recall the yo and él forms before tapping
  3. Book icon — opens the full conjugation table filtered to the Indefinido tense
  4. Speaker icon — tap to hear the infinitive (front) or both preterite forms (back) in sequence
  5. "Tap to reveal" — tap the card to flip it with a 3-D animation

After flipping

The back shows the yo and él forms side by side. Irregular stem or ending changes are highlighted in orange. For example, tener → tuve / tuvo — the vowel completely changes. Rate yourself with one of three buttons:

  • Correct (green) — recalled both forms immediately.
  • Difficult (orange) — got them, but needed effort.
  • Incorrect (red) — did not know either form.

The card flashes the corresponding colour and then advances automatically.

Why yo and él?

In the Indefinido, yo and él often have the same irregular stem (tuv-), while other persons follow a more regular pattern. Mastering these two unlocks the whole tense.