Preterite of ERIR verbs Avancemos 2 Unidad 1

Preterite of ER/IR verbs Avancemos 2 Unidad 1 Lección 2

Preterite Verbs - a quick review… � Preterite means “past tense” � The preterite tense in Spanish is used to tell what happened at a particular moment in the past. � Preterite verbs deal with “completed past action” � Like present tense verbs, you form the preterite tense of regular verbs by crossing off the ar/er/ir and adding on a new ending.

“AR” Preterite Endings � We have already covered the “AR” preterite endings. � Do you remember them? � Need a review? ? � They are:

“AR” Preterite Endings é amos asteis ó aron

AR Preterite Endings Let’s do a regular “AR” verb COMPRAR – to buy Yo compré Nosotros/as compramos Tú Vosotros/as comprasteis Él Ella Usted compraste compró Ellos Ellas Ustedes compraron

ER/IR Endings… Now let’s look at the ER/IR verb endings (Both have the same preterite endings –YAY!!!!) í imos isteis ió ieron

ER/IR Preterite Endings… Now let’s do a regular ER/IR verb. APRENDER – to learn Yo aprendí Nosotros/as aprendimos I learned We learned Tú aprendiste Vosotros/as aprendisteis You learned You guys learned Él he learned Ella she learned aprendió Usted you learned Ellos they learned Ellas they learned aprendieron Ustedes you guys learned

BEBER – to drink Yo bebí Nosotros/as bebimos I drank We drank Tú bebiste Vosotros/as bebisteis You (friendly) drank You guys drank Él Ella Usted Ellos Ellas bebieron Ustedes bebió He/she/ you (formal) drank They/you guys drank

SACUDIR – to dust Yo sacudí Nosotros/as sacudimos I dusted We dusted Tú sacudiste Vosotros/as sacudisteis You (friendly) dusted You guys dusted Él Ella Usted Ellos Ellas sacudieron Ustedes sacudió He/she/ you (formal) usted They/you guys dusted

ESCRIBIR – to write Yo escribí Nosotros/as escribimos I wrote We wrote Tú escribiste Vosotros/as escribisteis You guys wrote You (friendly) wrote Él Ella Usted escribió He/she/ you (formal) wrote Ellos Ellas escribieron Ustedes They/you guys wrote

Remember…Once you have memorized “The Preterite Song” you will know all the regular AR/ER/IR preterite endings as well as knowing where the accents go…(Need to know to communicate and get good grades. ) La Canción del Pretérito é acento aste ó acento amos aron í acento iste ió acento imos ieron Yankee Doodle went to town learning all his verbos. When he went to Mendoza’s class he showed her his cuaderno.

Práctica del paquete La familia _____ (abrir) sus regalos ayer. 2. Yo ____ (dormir) tarde esta mañana. 3. Tú ______ (beber) la leche anteayer. 4. La semana pasada mis amigos y yo ___ (perder) las fotos. 1. La familia abrió sus regalos ayer. 2. Yo dormí tarde está mañana. 3. Tú bebiste la leche anteayer. 4. La semana pasada mis amigos y yo perdimos las fotos. 1.