Preterit Tense: PAST tense:  We use the Preterit tense (past tense) for actions we have done in the PAST but not frequently enough to consider it a habitual.

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1 Preterit Tense: PAST tense:  We use the Preterit tense (past tense) for actions we have done in the PAST but not frequently enough to consider it a habitual habit.  It is often considered an “X” or a “snapshot” of the past.  If you have done something less than 5 times in the PAST, then You will use the PRETERIT tense.  EXAMPLE: Yo comí ensalada el primer vez cuando estuve cinco años. (I ate salad for the first time when I was five years old)

2 Conjugated endings:  -IR/ER ending verbs:  Yo ------ í  Tú ------- iste  Él ------- ió  Nosotros ------ imos  Ellos ------ ieron Ex: Comer= to eat I ate= Yo comí AR ending verbs:  Yo -------- é  Tú --------- aste  Él -------- ó  Nosotros ---- amos  Ellos ------ aron Ex: Bailar= to dance I danced= Yo bailé

3 Stem- changing verbs:  A verb can ONLY be a stem changing verb in the PRETERIT tense if it ends in –IR. Like: dormir, pedir, and servir.  Can only be a stem changer if it not ONLY ends in an –IR, but ALSO has an (O) or an (E) in the root word. If there is an (O) or an (E) then the O changes to U and the E changes to I --- ONLY IN THE THIRD PERSON!  Examples: dOrmir= dUrmió  Examples: pEdir= pIdió

4 Pirate verbs:  Pirate verbs are verbs that end in a  ----CAR/ ----ZAR/ -----GAR  Examples: busCAR, empeZAR, and juGAR.  In the “YO” form only – first person ---- the CAR, ZAR, and GAR change to :  CAR= qué  ZAR= cé  GAR= gué  In all other forms ( tú, él, nosotros, and ellos) it uses the regular –AR preterit tense endings.

5 Double Vowel verbs:  When there are two vowels in a row!  (vowels are : a, e, I, o, u)  Examples: Incluir, destruir, creer, leer, oir.  In the THRID person, you change the “i” to a “y”  Example: Creer- to believe,  Yo creí  Tú creíste  Él creyó  Nosotros creímos  Ellos creyeron

6 DO NOW:  Por favor, ponen los verbos correctos en los espacios en los oraciones.  1. Yo _____________ (pagar) el mesero mi cuenta despues de mi cena.  2. La maestra __________(explicar) la tarea a los estudiantes.  3. El señor no ___________(pedir) las papas fritas.  4. Ellas siempre _________(creer) que son las mejores chicas en la escuela.

7 Practicar: 1. Ellos __________ (llegar) a la escuela tarde. 2. Mis amigas __________ (jugar) voleiból este fin de semana en Myrtle Beach. 3. Ella _________(incluir) a mi familia en el discusión sobre nuestras vaccaciones. 4. Yo nunca __________ (destruir) mi casa cuando tengo fiestas. 5. Nosotros ____________ (almorzar) a thai orchid en Orangeburg ayer. 6. Ayer, mi hermano _____________(colocar) mi ropa para ayudarme. 7. El año pasado, mis primos __________ (practicar) los canciones que van a presentar hoy.

8 8. Él me ___________. ( menitr= to lie) 9. Yo ___________ (sentir) mut mal. 10.Ella __________ (morir) cuando recicibió un nota: F. NOW: make your own 5 sentences ! Must have 2 pirate verbs, 2 stem changing verbs And 1 duble vowel verb.

9 Verbos irregulares en el Preterito: Hoy es el miercoles, el trecee de mayo.

10 Verbos irregulares: Irregular verbs: Most irregular verbs in the preterite use these endings no matter if the infinitive verb ends in –ar, -er, -ir.

11 I walked… I was….Temporary I did… I made…. I Had…

12 Use always when “wanted” something but never when “Wanted to go somewhere ” More common to use supe as “FOUND OUT” and sabía (imperfect) as “KNEW SOMETHING) To put I was able to/I could…

13 Verbs that don’t follow the NORMAL IRREGULAR endings: IRREGULAR

14 The verbs SER and IR have the same preterite conjugations even though they mean different things: SER= to be IR= to go Yo fuí una estudiante. ( I was a student) YO fuí al supermercado. ( I went to the supermarket) IRREGULAR When do you use ir vs. ser = depends on the context!