Spanish Preterite Verbs The preterite is used for

Spanish Preterite Verbs The preterite is used for actions which were completed in the past. It is also describes how someone felt about a particular event. 2/23/2021 1 Copyright 2003 Teresa Roebuck.

Present Tense AR Verbs n n –o –as n Yo n Tú n El, Ella, Ud. n n 2/23/2021 We already know how to use verbs in the present tense. We know the verb form endings to use for present tense regular -ar ending verbs. -a Nosotros -amos* Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -an 2

Preterite Tense Verbs To conjugate a regular verb into the preterite, you must also change the endings. n Take hablar n Drop the –ar ending n Add the preterite (past tense) endings. n 2/23/2021 3

How to do it n n 2/23/2021 Hablar…. n Hablar…. Drop the –ar ending… n Drop the –ar ending… Habln AR Add preterite ending! n Add preterite ending! 4

Preterite endings for AR verbs 2/23/2021 n Yo -é n Tú -aste n El, Ella, Ud. -ó n Nosotros -amos* n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -aron 5

Hablar in the Preterite 2/23/2021 n Yo hablé n Tu hablaste n El, Ella, Ud. habló n Nosotros hablamos* n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. hablaron 6

Hablar Present 2/23/2021 Preterite n hablo hablé n hablaste n habla habló n hablamos* n hablaron 7

Present Tense ER & IR Verbs n We already know how to use verbs in the present tense. We know the verb form endings to use for present tense verbs that have the –er or -ir ending. n Yo n Tú n El, Ella, Ud. n n n 2/23/2021 –o –es -e Nosotros -emos -imos Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -en 8

Preterite Tense Verbs To conjugate a regular verb into the preterite, you must also change the endings. n Take comer or vivir n Drop the –er or -ir ending n Add the preterite (past tense) endings. n 2/23/2021 9

How to do it n Comer… Vivir n Drop the –er or -ir ending… n Com- Vivn n 2/23/2021 ER IR n ER IR Add preterite ending! n Add preterite ending! 10

Preterite endings for ER & IR verbs 2/23/2021 n Yo -í n Tú -iste n El, Ella, Ud. -ió n Nosotros -imos n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -ieron 11

Comer in the Preterite 2/23/2021 n Yo comí n Tu comiste n El, Ella, Ud. comió n Nosotros comimos n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. comieron 12

Comer Present 2/23/2021 Preterite n como comí n comes comiste n come comió n comemos comimos n comen comieron 13

Vivir in the Preterite 2/23/2021 n Yo viví n Tu viviste n El, Ella, Ud. vivió n Nosotros vivimos n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. vivieron 14

Vivir Present 2/23/2021 Preterite n vivo viví n vives viviste n vive vivió n vivimos* n viven vivieron 15

Now n YOU try it! Conjugate the following verbs into the preterite tense. n Escribir n Llamar n Beber n Cantar n Abrir n Leer It’s EASY!! 2/23/2021 16