Self-Diagnostic: Conjugation Audit
Key concepts, scoring marks, and sample forms from the timed 12-verb × 10-tense conjugation audit.
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What is the purpose of today's lesson?
Not learning — measuring. Establish a baseline and map the exact cells where retrieval stalls.
What are the three scoring marks in the audit?
✓ = correct under 3 seconds; S = correct but over 3 seconds (slow hit); ✗ = wrong or blank.
Why must answers be said aloud and timed at 3 seconds?
Recognition ≠ production. Fluency is producing the form in under two seconds while speaking; recording aloud also catches stress errors like *ESTuve* vs *esTUve*.
Which 12 verbs form the audit?
ser, ir, tener, hacer, poder, poner, decir, traer, caber, saber, dormir, conducir
How is the imperfect subjunctive derived from the preterite?
Take the preterite ellos form, drop -ron, add -ra/-ras/-ra/-ramos/-rais/-ran (hicieron → hicieran).
Preterite ellos of conducir?
condujeron — NOT condujieron. J-stem preterites drop the i: dijeron, trajeron, condujeron, produjeron.
Give the full hacer row: pres. yo, pret. él, future yo, tú command.
hago, hizo, haré, haz
What does a column weakness indicate?
A tense/derivation problem — one rule can fix all twelve cells in that column.
What does a row weakness indicate?
A lexical problem — you don't own that verb yet; it goes on a flashcard list.
What do scattered S marks mean?
A speed problem: you know the forms but they aren't automatic. This is the most common intermediate profile and responds fastest to practice.
