Spanish 3 Week of February 2 The Preterite

Hoy es el 3 de febrero Objective: Students will be able to conjugate regular verbs in the past tense. Hagan Ahora: Copy and translate the following words if you can. Expresiones de Tiempo Ayer (ayer por la mañana/tarde) Anoche Anteayer La semana pasada El fin de semana pasado El mes pasado El año pasado Hace tres días Hace diez años De repente

El Preterito The preterite is one of 2 past tenses in Spanish. It is used for actions completed. Examples in English: I walked I ate We studied

What does the preterite look like? The preterite has special endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs – lucky for you, -er and -ir endings are the same. ¡canta, canta!

To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following: í iste ió imos ieron

Common Verbs Here all three regular preterite verb forms together: hablar comer vivir hablé comí viví hablaste comiste viviste habló comió vivió hablamos comimos vivimos hablaron comieron vivieron

Practicamos 1. Yesterday, I spoke with my teacher. Ayer, hablé con mi profesora. 2. He ate tacos at the restaurant last night. Anoche, comió tacos en el restaurante. 3. Before New York, we lived in California Antes de Nueva York, vivimos en California. the nosotros form is the same in the present and preterite!

To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following: é aste ó amos aron

Tarea: 1. Study time expressions – homework quiz tomorrow 2. Yellow quiz Friday – regular verbs in the preterite é, aste, ó, amos, aron í, iste, ió, imos, ieron,