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The Preterite The Preterite TenseTense

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What are the uses of the Preterite What are the uses of the Preterite Tense?Tense?

1) To talk about specific 1) To talk about specific actions, completed at a actions, completed at a specific time in the past. specific time in the past.

Example: Ayer yo fui al Example: Ayer yo fui al centro comercial. centro comercial.

Yesterday I went to the Yesterday I went to the mall.mall.

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What are the uses of the Preterite What are the uses of the Preterite Tense?Tense?

2) To talk about successive 2) To talk about successive completed events.completed events.

Example: Esta mañana yo me Example: Esta mañana yo me desperté a las cinco, me desperté a las cinco, me levanté a las cinco y diez, me levanté a las cinco y diez, me duché, me vestí, me cepillé los duché, me vestí, me cepillé los dientes y salí para la escuela.dientes y salí para la escuela.

This morning I woke up, got up, This morning I woke up, got up, showerd, got dressed…etc. showerd, got dressed…etc.

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Expressions Used to Help Expressions Used to Help Identify the Preterite TenseIdentify the Preterite Tense

ayer – ayer – yesterdayyesterday anteayer- anteayer- the day before yestthe day before yest anoche – anoche – last nightlast night la semana pasada – la semana pasada – last weeklast week el año pasado- el año pasado- last yearlast year el fin de semana pasado – el fin de semana pasado – last last

weekendweekend

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Expressions Used to Help Expressions Used to Help Identify the Imperfect TenseIdentify the Imperfect Tense

el verano pasadoel verano pasado – last – last summersummer

una vez – una vez – one timeone time un día – un día – one dayone day de repente – de repente – suddenlysuddenly de pronto - de pronto - suddenlysuddenly finalmente –finalmente –finallyfinally

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Uses of the Preterite TenseUses of the Preterite Tense 3) To talk about actions 3) To talk about actions that interrupt other that interrupt other activities. activities.

Example: Mientras yo Example: Mientras yo miraba la tele, mi amigo miraba la tele, mi amigo llegó.llegó.

While I was watching TV, While I was watching TV, my friend my friend arrived.arrived.

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Uses of the Preterite TenseUses of the Preterite Tense 4) The beginning and end of 4) The beginning and end of certain states or situations.certain states or situations.

Example: La clase Example: La clase empezóempezó a a las siete. las siete.

The class began at seven.The class began at seven. Example: Después de la Example: Después de la cena, ella cena, ella se durmió.se durmió.

After dinner she fell asleep.After dinner she fell asleep.

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How do I conjugate in the Preterite How do I conjugate in the Preterite Tense?Tense?

You drop the ENDING You drop the ENDING and add a given set of and add a given set of endings to the STEM. endings to the STEM.

Are there stem changes?Are there stem changes?Yes! In the sandal of “-Yes! In the sandal of “-ir” verbs only. ir” verbs only.

(e(ei , oi , ou)u)

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How do I conjugate in the Preterite How do I conjugate in the Preterite Tense?Tense? Are there spelling changes?Are there spelling changes?

Yes! In the “yo” form of “-ar” verbs (-Yes! In the “yo” form of “-ar” verbs (-gar, -car, -zar)…gar, -car, -zar)…

c c qu qu g g gu gu z z c c … …and in the sandal of “-er/-ir” verbs and in the sandal of “-er/-ir” verbs whose stem ends in a vowel. whose stem ends in a vowel.

(i(iy)y) Are there irregulars? Are there irregulars?

Yes! There are lots of irregulars Yes! There are lots of irregulars including “special” stems which have including “special” stems which have “special” endings. “special” endings.

• GUSTAR: Two forms-gustó / gustaronGUSTAR: Two forms-gustó / gustaron

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Uses of the Preterite TenseUses of the Preterite Tense haber – hubo haber – hubo there was/there werethere was/there were This implies that an event This implies that an event “took place, ocurred”“took place, ocurred”

Example: Hubo un Example: Hubo un accidente. accidente.

There was an accident.There was an accident.

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Imperfect Tense EndingsImperfect Tense Endings“-AR” VERBS“-AR” VERBS

-aste-é -amos

-asteis-aron

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comprar – to buycomprar – to buy

compré

compraron

comprasteis

compramos

comprastecompró

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““-ar verbs” -ar verbs” Verbs that end in “-gar, -Verbs that end in “-gar, -car, -zar” have a spelling car, -zar” have a spelling change before the change before the -é-é ending of the “yo” form. ending of the “yo” form.

c c qu qu g g gu gu z z c c There are There are no stem changesno stem changes in ”-ar” verbs of the in ”-ar” verbs of the preterite tense.preterite tense.

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buscar – to look buscar – to look forfor

busqué

buscaron

buscasteis

buscamos

buscaste

buscó

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pagar – to paypagar – to pay

pagué

pagaron

pagasteis

pagamos

pagaste

pagó

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empezar – to empezar – to beginbegin

empecé

empezaron

empezasteis

empezamos

empezasteempezó

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jugar – to playjugar – to play

jugué

jugaron

jugasteis

jugamos

jugastejugó

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Imperfect Tense EndingsImperfect Tense Endings“-ER/-IR” VERBS“-ER/-IR” VERBS

-ió

-iste-í -imos

-isteis-ieron

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comer – to eatcomer – to eat

comí

comieron

comisteis

comimos

comiste

comió

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vivir – to livevivir – to live

viví

vivieron

vivisteis

vivimos

viviste

vivió

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ir - to goir - to go

fui

fueron

fuisteis

fuimos

fuiste

fue

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ser - to beser - to be

fui

fueron

fuisteis

fuimos

fuiste

fue

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ver – to seever – to see

-vio

-viste-vi -vimos

-visteis-vieron

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dar – to givedar – to give

-dio

-diste

-di -dimos-disteis-dieron

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““-aer, -eer, -uir verbs” -aer, -eer, -uir verbs” Verbs that end in “-aer, -eer, Verbs that end in “-aer, -eer, -uir” have a spelling change -uir” have a spelling change in the sandal of iin the sandal of iy. y.

ió ió yó yó ieron ieron yeron yeron ““-aer” & “-eer” verbs have -aer” & “-eer” verbs have accents on every “I” outside accents on every “I” outside of the sandal. of the sandal.

““-uir” verbs have the same -uir” verbs have the same accents as usual (weak accents as usual (weak vowels)vowels)

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-aer, -eer verbs -aer, -eer verbs (add accents to these)(add accents to these) caerse – to fallcaerse – to fall leer – to readleer – to read creer – to think, believecreer – to think, believe

oír – to hear oír – to hear

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oír – to hearoír – to hear (notice accents) (notice accents)

-oyó

-oíste

-oí -oímos-oísteis-oyeron

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leer – to readleer – to read (notice accents) (notice accents)

-leyó

-leíste

-leí -leímos

-leísteis-leyeron

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caerse – to fallcaerse – to fall (notice accents) (notice accents)

- se cayó

-te caíste

-me caí

-nos caímos-os caísteis-se cayeron

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-uir verbs -uir verbs (regular accents)(regular accents) construir – to build, construir – to build, constructconstruct

destruir – to destroydestruir – to destroy influir – to influenceinfluir – to influence concluir – to concludeconcluir – to conclude

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influir – to influenceinfluir – to influence (normal accents)(normal accents)

-influyó

-influiste

-influí

-influimos-

influisteis-influyeron

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pedir – to ask forpedir – to ask for (e (ei)i)

-pidió

-pediste

-pedí -pedimos

-pedisteis

-pidieron

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preferir – to preferpreferir – to prefer (e (ei)i)

prefirió

preferiste

preferí

preferimospreferisteisprefirieron

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dormir – to sleepdormir – to sleep (o (ou)u)

durmió

dormiste

dormí dormimos

dormisteis

durmieron

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reír to laughreír to laugh (e (ei) i) accent and spelling issues!accent and spelling issues!

rió

reíste

reí reímos

reísteis

rieron

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Verbs with “Special Stems”Verbs with “Special Stems” There are a set of verbs There are a set of verbs that have an irregular stem. that have an irregular stem.

This stem is used This stem is used throughout the entire verb throughout the entire verb chart. chart.

They also use a different They also use a different set of endings. set of endings.

They don’t have any They don’t have any accents! accents!

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Endings for Verbs with Endings for Verbs with “Special Stems” “Special Stems”

-o

-iste-e -imos

-isteis

-ieron

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Verbs with “Special Stems”Verbs with “Special Stems”hacer hacer hic- hic-

hiz- in the él/ella hiz- in the él/ella formform

querer querer quis- quis-venir venir vin – vin –

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Verbs with “Special Stems”Verbs with “Special Stems” decir decir dij- dij- conducir conducir conduj- conduj- producir producir produj- produj- traducir traducir traduj- traduj- traer traer traj- traj- In all of these verbs the “i” In all of these verbs the “i” is dropped from “-ieron”is dropped from “-ieron”

(dijeron, condujeron, (dijeron, condujeron, trajeron etc.)trajeron etc.)

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Verbs with “Special Stems”Verbs with “Special Stems”andar andar anduv- anduv-tener tener tuv- tuv-estar estar estuv- estuv-poder poder pud- pud-poner poner pus- pus-saber saber sup- sup-

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querer – to wantquerer – to want

quise

quisieron

quisisteis

quisimos

quisiste

quiso

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saber – to knowsaber – to know

supe

supieron

supisteis

supimos

supiste

supo

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conducir – to driveconducir – to drive

conduje

condujeron

condujisteis

condujimos

condujistecondujo

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andar – to walkandar – to walk

anduve

anduvieron

anduvisteis

anduvimos

anduviste

anduvo