Preterito/Past Tense We have talked about the preterite tense in -AR verbs. The preterite tense in...

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Preterito/Past Tense Preterito/Past Tense We have talked about the preterite tense in -AR verbs. The preterite tense in Spanish talks about actions that happen in the past. All actions are single, completed past actions

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Page 1: Preterito/Past Tense We have talked about the preterite tense in -AR verbs. The preterite tense in Spanish talks about actions that happen in the past.

Preterito/Past TensePreterito/Past Tense

We have talked about the preterite tense in -AR verbs.

The preterite tense in Spanish talks about actions that happen in the past.

All actions are single, completed past actions

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PreteritePreterite

In English, a preterite form looks like this:

– walk > walked– play > played– say > said– drive > drove– be > was, were

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FormsForms

Preterite for the –ER family

and Preterite for the –IR family

are a little different

from the

-AR family of verbs

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What about –ER & –IR verbs?What about –ER & –IR verbs?Endings for ER & IR are identicalEndings for ER & IR are identical

Comer

Yo comí

tú comisteél comió

nosotros comimos

ellos comieron

• Escribir–yo escribí–tú escribiste–él escribió–nosotros escribimos–ellos escribieron

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Take a closer look!Take a closer look!

-ar -er / -ir -é -í -aste -iste -ó -ió -amos -imos -aron -ieron

The endings are very similar, except that the –er/-ir verb endings always contain an –i- and the –ar verb endings never do.

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

Conocer– yo _______– tú _______– él _______– nosotros _______– ellos _______

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ConocerConocer

– yo conocí– tú conociste– él conoció– nosotros conocimos– ellos conocieron

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Otro verbo, por favor!Otro verbo, por favor!

Vivir– yo _______– tú _______– él _______– nosotros _______– ellos _______

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VIVIRVIVIR

– yo viví– tú viviste– él vivió– nosotros vivimios– vosotros vivisteis– ellos vivieron

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Comer

– yo ____– tú _______– É/ella/ud. ____– Nosotros _______– Vosotros _________– Ellos/Uds. ________

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Comer

Yo comí Tú comiste Él/Ud. comió Nosotros comimos Vosotros comisteis Ellos/Uds. comieron

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Volver (o > ue)Volver (o > ue)

– yo _______– tú _______– él _______– nosotros _______– ellos _______

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Volver (o > ue)Volver (o > ue)

– yo volví– tú volviste– él volvió– nosotros volvimos– ellos volvieron

– Stem-changing –er verbs do not change in the preterite!

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Subir

Yo ____ Tú _______ Él/ud. _____ Nosotros _______ Vosotros _________ Ellos/Uds. ________

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Subir

Yo subí Tú subiste Él/ud. Subió Nosotros subimos Vosotros subisteis Ellos/uds. subieron

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A ver!A ver!

The verb ver is a little bit unusual because it does not take accent marks:

– yo vi– tú viste– él vio– nosotros vimos– ellos vieron

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Dar, también es distinto…

Dar, (like Ver), dosen’t take accents either:

– Yo di– Tú diste– Él dio– Nosotros dimos– Vosotros disteis– Ellos/uds. dieron

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Okay, get ready for a real jolt!

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Stem-changing –IR verbsStem-changing –IR verbs

Did you know that –ir verbs are special in the gerund form, (the “ing” in English), because they make a vowel change?

– dormir (o > ue) >> durmiendo– servir (e > i) >> sirviendo– preferir (e > ie) >> prefiriendo

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Stem Changing –IR Verbs

Well, guess what? They change in the él and ellos form only:

– yo dormí– tú dormiste– él durmió– nosotros dormimos– ellos durmieron

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Un momento, por favor…Un momento, por favor…

Here are three more: Pedir (e > i)

– él pidió– ellos pidieron

Preferir (e > ie)– él prefirió– ellos prefirieron

Servir (e > i)– él sirvió– ellos sirvieron

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That’s all, folks!That’s all, folks!

Aren’t you glad?

We will review this presentation again.

I know, it was a lot to take in.