The Preterite of Regular Verbs Power 2. To form the preterite of AR class verbs, you add the correct AR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive.

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1 The Preterite of Regular Verbs Power 2. To form the preterite of AR class verbs, you add the correct AR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. Power 1- The Preterite Tense expresses completed actions in the past stem + regular preterite AR ending Power 4- yo- é Power 3 The endings : Power 4--Ud., él, ella- ó Power 4- nosotros- amos Power 4- Uds. ellos,- aron ellas Yo viajé a España el mes pasado. Ellos prepararon los aguacates. Power 4- tú - aste

2 Power 2. Spelling Changes in the AR Preterite Power 3- For AR Class verbs in the preterite there are 3 spelling changes that are made in only in the Yo form of the verb! Power 4 verbs ending in CAR: change the c  qu. Then add the é practicar  practiqué Power 4- verbs ending in GAR: change the g  gu. Then add the é llegar  llegué Practiqué futbol americano después de las clases. Yo llegué de Madrid a las once.

3 Power 4- verbs ending in ZAR: change the z  c. Then add the é lanzar  lancé Yo lancé la pelota de béisbol. Power 4 - Common CAR, GAR, ZAR Verbs Power 5- practicar, sacar, buscar, tocar, significar Power 5- empezar, comenzar, almorzar, lanzar, cruzar Power 5- llegar, pagar, castigar, jugar, negar

4 Power 2-- To form the preterite of this class of verbs, you add the correct ER/IR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. stem + regular preterite ER/IR ending Power 4 yo- í Yo recogí mi equipaje en la correa. Comimos en un buen restaurante mexicano. Power 4 nosotros(as)- imos Power 4 tú- iste Power 4 ustedes/ellos/ellas- ieron Power 4 Ud., él, ella- ió

5 Power 3- Spelling changes: Example: creer- to think/believe yo creí nosotros creímos tú creíste ellos creyeron él creyó Power 4- Other verbs like this are: oír (hear), leer (read), caer (fall) Power 4- The “tú” and “nosotros” forms also require a written accent for these 4 verbs. Normally these forms require NO written accent. creísteoísteleístecaíste creímosoímosleímoscaímos Power 4- Spelling changes: for any verb whose stem ends in a vowel, ío and ieron change to “yó” and “yeron.”