EL PRETÉRITO 2.2 A
Preterit tense The preterit tense is used to tell what happened or what you did. (To talk about a past action)
How to conjugate using the preterit tense Just like the present tense. 1 st remove the root of the verb (-ar, -er, - ir) 2 nd plug in the ending.
Yo T ú Él/ella/usted/ name Nosotros/as Ellos/ellas/ustedes é aste ó amos aron -AR ENDINGS
Yo Tú Él/ella/usted/ name Nosotros/as Ellos/ellas/usted es í iste ió imos ieron -ER /IR ENDINGS
Hablar Habl Hablé Hablaste Habló Hablamos Hablaron EXAMPLE
The verb “Ir” This verb is irregular Conjugation in the preterit tense. To go Yo fui T ú fuiste Ella fue Nosotros fuimos Ellos fueron CONJUGATION OF THE VERB IR
Did you already….? Example Did you already clean your room? ¿Ya…..? ¿Ya limpiaste tu cuarto? TO ASK SOMEONE IF THEY ALREADY DID AN ACTION… Limpiar conjugated In the preterit tense t ú form
I already …. Example I already cleaned my room. S í, ya…. S í, ya limpié mi cuarto. TO STATE THAT YOU ALREADY DID SOMETHING: Conjugated In the preterit Yo form
Stating that you have not done an action yet. No, todavía no.
When did you do it? Vocabulario: Last week Last (day of the week) Day before yesterday Yesterday Last night This morning ¿Cuándo lo hiciste? La semana pasada El martes pasado Anteayer Ayer Anoche Esta mañana TO ASK…