El pretérito Basic past tense preterite You use the preterite to express actions that began and ended at a definite time in the past. To form the preterite,

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2 El pretérito Basic past tense

3 preterite You use the preterite to express actions that began and ended at a definite time in the past. To form the preterite, you drop the ending, just like with most verbs, and add the appropriate ending from the following slides.

4 -ar verbs in the preterite Yo -é-é-é-éNosotros/as-amos Tú-aste El/Ella/Usted -ó-ó-ó-óEllos/Ellas/Ustedes-aron Use the following endings with –ar verbs after you drop the endings. á

5 -ar examples HablarGanar Yo Hablé GanéNosotros/asHablamosGanamos TúHablasteGanaste El/Ella/Usted Habló GanóEllos/Ellas/UstedesHablaronGanaron Let’s see how some –ar verbs look in the preterite.

6 -ar verbs -car, -gar, -zar rule –Watch for verbs whose infinitives have these endings. Since you are adding the opposite vowel, there are necessary spelling adjustments so that the sound of each verb stays the same. –Tocar → toqué; Marcar → marqué –Jugar → jugué; Llegar → llegué –Empezar → empecé; Lanzar → lancé

7 -er, -ir verbs in the preterite Yo -í-í-í-íNosotros/as-imos Tú-iste El/Ella/Usted -ió Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes-ieron Use the following endings with both –er and –ir verbs after you drop the endings.

8 -er, -ir examples VivirComer YoVivíComíNosotros/asVivimosComimos TúVivisteComiste El/Ella/Usted Vivió ComióEllos/Ellas/UstedesVivieronComieron Let’s see how some –er, -ir verbs look in the preterite.

9 Preterite clues The following time expressions often accompany past actions in the preterite tense. –Ayer (yesterday) –Anoche (last night) –Ayer por la tarde/mañana (yesterday evening/morning) –El año/mes pasado (last year/month) –La semana pasada (last week) –Hace una semana (un año) a week (year) ago –En el siglo ocho (in the 8 th century)

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