The Preterite of ar verbs HAZLO AHORA WHAT

The Preterite of –ar verbs HAZLO AHORA: WHAT DOES IS MEAN TO CONJUGATE?

English Grammar Connection Tense refers to when an action takes place. Many verbs are spelled differently in the past tense than they are in the present tense. For regular verbs, the endings change. Examples: He talks. Juan habla. He talked. Juan habló.

Preterite of –ar verbs The preterite tense in Spanish tells what happened at a particular moment in the past. How do you form the preterite form of –ar verbs? Here’s how…

Conjugando verbos After dropping the infinitive verb ending, you are left with the verb stem. Hablar Habl -ar (infinitive verb ending) Habl- (verb stem) So then, you add the verb endings according to the person that you’re talking about/to

Conjugando verbos que terminan con -ar Yo (I) Stem + é Tú (you-informal) Stem + aste El (he), Ella (she), Usted (you-formal) Nosotros/Nosotras (We) Vosotros/Vosotras (You all-Informal) Ellos, Ellas (They), Ustedes (you guys) Stem + ó Stem + amos Stem + asteis Stem + aron

Preterite of –ar verbs Like present-tense verbs, you form the preterite tense of regular verbs by adding tense endings to the verb stem. Hablar To speak/talk yo hablé nosotros(as) hablamos tú hablaste vosotros/as hablasteis usted/él/ella habló ustedes/ellos/ellas hablaron

Examples Here are some examples with preterite verbs… Durante las vacaciones, yo monté a caballo, mi mamá visitó un museo y a mis hermanos nadaron. During vacation, I went horseback riding, my mom visited a museum, and my brothers went swimming.

Nosotros Form The nosotros ending in the preterite tense is the same as in the present tense. Look for clues in the sentence to help you determine whether the verb is in the present or the past tense. Example: Acampamos anoche en el parque. We camped last night in the park. The word anoche tells you that the verb acampamos is in the preterite tense, not the present.

Practice Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite! 1. Yo (acampar) 2. Ellos (visitar un museo) 3. Ella (tomar fotos) 4. Tú (mandar tarjetas postales) 5. Nosotros (tomar fotos) 6. Vosotros (acampar)

Practice Tell who did the following activities… 1. Yo / montar a caballo 2. Nosotros / viajar a la playa 3. Ellos / acampar 4. Gaby / tomar fotos 5. Tú / mandar tarjetas postales 6. Gaby y Alejandro / hablar 7. Nosotras / escuchar música 8. Mamá / comprar recuerdos 9. Mi amiga y yo / regatear 10. Tú / visitar el mercado

Practice Complete the postcard with the correct form of the underlined verbs. Hola, Andrea. Me encanta Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. Anteayer, nosotros caminar en las montañas. Papá les mandar unas tarjetas postales a sus amigos. Mamá y Sandra montar al caballo. Yo tomar muchas fotos. Ayer, mi familia y yo visitar un museo. Qué aburrido! ¿Tú visitar un museo durante las vacaciones? Prefiero ir a pescar. Tu amigo, Alejandro

Guided Practice/Independent Practice WORK ON THE WORKSHEET ALONE, WITH A PARTNER, OR IN A GROUP. *IF YOU FINISH EARLY, PRACTICE WRITING SENTENCES WITH EACH PRONOUN AND THE VERBS “ESTUDIAR”, “ENSENAR”, AND “HABLAR”