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. 11/22/2020 1 Copyright 2003 Teresa Roebuck.
Present Tense AR Verbs n n –o –as n Yo n Tú n El, Ella, Ud. n n 11/22/2020 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 the verb AR, ER or IR n Drop the infinitive ending n Add the preterite (past tense) endings. n 11/22/2020 3
Preterite endings for AR verbs 11/22/2020 n Yo -é n Tú -aste n El, Ella, Ud. -ó n Nosotros -amos* n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -aron 4
Hablar in the Preterite 11/22/2020 n Yo hablé n Tu hablaste n El, Ella, Ud. habló n Nosotros hablamos* n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. hablaron 5
Hablar Present 11/22/2020 Preterite n hablo hablé n hablaste n habla habló n hablamos* n hablaron 6
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 11/22/2020 –o –es -e Nosotros -emos -imos Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -en 7
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 11/22/2020 8
Preterite endings for ER & IR verbs 11/22/2020 n Yo -í n Tú -iste n El, Ella, Ud. -ió n Nosotros -imos n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -ieron 9
Comer in the Preterite 11/22/2020 n Yo comí n Tu comiste n El, Ella, Ud. comió n Nosotros comimos n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. comieron 10
Comer Present 11/22/2020 Preterite n como comí n comes comiste n come comió n comemos comimos n comen comieron 11
Vivir in the Preterite 11/22/2020 n Yo viví n Tu viviste n El, Ella, Ud. vivió n Nosotros vivimos n Ellos, Ellas, Uds. vivieron 12
Vivir Present 11/22/2020 Preterite n vivo viví n vives viviste n vive vivió n vivimos* n viven vivieron 13
Sabes que? On the next slide are some time expression to use when working with the present or the past. n They will also help you determine if something you are reading is in the present or the past. n 11/22/2020 14
TIME EXPRESSIONS Presente hoy (today) esta noche (tonight ) esta tarde (this afternoon) este año ( this year) esta semana ( this week) 11/22/2020 Pasado ayer ( yesterday) anoche ( last night) ayer por la tarde (yesterday afternoon) el año pasado ( last year) la semana pasada ( last week) 15
Now n YOU try it! Conjugate the following verbs into the present then into the preterite tense. Escribir n Llamar n Beber n Cantar n Abrir n Leer n 11/22/2020 It’s EASY!! 16
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