LA NARRACIóN Y LA DESCRIPCIóN MáS DETALLADA EN EL PASADO PAST TENSE IN SPANISH LA NARRACIóN Y LA DESCRIPCIóN MáS DETALLADA EN EL PASADO

EL PASADO - PAST TENSE OBJETIVO IN THIS UNIT, YOU WILL REVIEW HOW TO EXPRESS IDEAS IN THE PAST AND YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO EXPRESS THOSE IDEAS IN RELATION TO STATEMENTS THAT AFFECT THEIR MEANING. YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO OR WOULD HAVE DONE IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS.

WHY IN SPANISH THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO EXPRESS THE PAST TENSE WHY IN SPANISH THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO EXPRESS THE PAST TENSE? And how many are?

4 WAYS TO EXPRESS THE PAST IN SPANISH The Preterite – El pretérito The Imperfect – El imperfecto The Present Perfect – El presente perfecto The Pluperfect - Pluscuanperfecto

Spanish II (9-12) Elizabeth Vaughn El pretérito Spanish II (9-12) Elizabeth Vaughn

Uses of the preterite A single action or a series of actions in the past that are totally completed An event that lasted for a specific period of time that has been completed and of which we usually know the beginning and the end The beginning or the end of an action in the past

El pretérito Is one of the past tenses. Tells what happened. Is a completed action. I called my sister last night. She talked on the phone. The phone rang at 12:30 PM.

To find the stem of the verb, remove the -ar, -er, or -ir. trabajar – trabaj (to work) escirbir - escrib (to write) correr – corr (to run)

é amos aste asteis ó aron -ar verb endings é amos aste asteis ó aron

Now you conjugate an –ar verb: tomar el sol (to sunbathe) yo ________ tú ________ usted, (él, ella) ________ nosotros ____________ vosotros ___________ ustedes, (ellos, ellas) _________

Now check your answers- yo tomé el sol tú tomaste el sol usted,(él, ella) tomó el sol nosotros tomamos el sol vosotros tomasteis el sol ustedes (ellos, ellas) tomaron el sol

-er and -ir verb endings -í -imos -iste -isteis -ió -ieron

Now you conjugate these verbs- comprender – to learn yo __________ tú __________ usted, él, ella ________ nosotros __________ vosotros ___________ usted, ellos, ellas ________ escribir - to write yo _______ tú ________ usted, él, ella ________ nosotros _________ vosotros __________ usted, ellos, ellas _________

Here are the answers comprender yo comprendí tú comprendiste usted,él,ella comprendió nosotros comprendimos vosotros comprendisteis ustedes,ellos,ellas comprendieron escribir yo escribí tú escribiste usted,él,ella escribió nosotros escribimos vosotros escribisteis ustedes,ellos, ellas escribieron

Conjugate the Following verbs in Preterite 1. yo (cantar) 2. tú (comer) 3. nosotros (vivir) 4. usted (trabajar) 5. ellos (beber) 6. él (asistir) 7. Ana (nadar) 8. los chicos (correr) 9. yo (recibir) 10. ella (comprender) 11. ustedes (escuchar) 12. tú (estudiar)

Regular Preterite Verbs rules 1. The preterite tense is used to refer to actions that occurred at a fixed point in time. I called at 1:00. Llamé a la una. 2. The preterite tense is also used to refer to actions in the past that were performed a specific number of times. I called you twice. Te llamé dos veces. 3. The preterite is also used for sudden changes of mood, feelings or opinions. At that moment, I was not afraid. En ese momento, no tuve miedo.

Regular Preterite Verbs rules 4. The preterite tense is also used to refer to actions that occurred during a specific enclosed period of time. He lived there for 5 years. Él vivió allí por cinco años. 5. The preterite is also used for actions that are part of a chain of events. I bought a hat, sat down on a bench and fell asleep. Compré un sombrero, me senté en un banco y me dormí.

Adverbial expresssions of time Ayer -yesterday ayer por la mañana - yesterday morning ayer por la tarde yesterday afternoon anteayer the day before yesterday Anoche - last night desde el primer momento from the first moment Después - afterwards durante dos siglos for two centuries el año pasado last year el lunes por la noche Monday night el mes pasado last month el otro día the other day en ese momento at that moment entonces then esta mañana this morning esta tarde this afternoon hace dos días, años two days, years ago la semana pasada last week

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Remember If the action is in the past, and you can determine precisely when it occurred, or how many times it occurred, then you will use the preterite.

Hablando de otros usando el preterito Writing full sentences Ellos/asistir a una conferencia Nosotros / repasar las lecciones Tú / recibir las calificaciones El profesor de español /renir los libros Carlota y yo / perder su dinero

Remember: 1. The yo and usted forms have accents. 2. The nosotros forms of –ar and –ir verbs are the same as the present tense form. 3. –Er verbs and –Ir verbs in the preterite use the same endings.

Resumiendo If you have mastered the conjugation of regular verbs in the preterite, you are now able to talk about things you did or what happened. (That is, if you use regular verbs.) a) Yo bailé en el auditorio de Stafford HS hace un mes. I danced in the Stafford’s auditorium of one month ago. b) Él escribió una carta ayer en la tarde. He wrote a letter yesterday afternoon.