Present tense endings IR -o -imos -es -ís -e -en AR -o -amos -as -áis -a -an ER -o -emos -es -éis -e -en
Past tense (preterite) There are two key words from our chapter that tells us we will be using the preterite tense: ayer anoche We use the preterite tense to tell about a completed action, an action done in the past.
-AR verbs The endings for the –AR verbs in the preterite are the following: -é -amos -aste -asteis -ó -aron
Verbs that have a spelling change: Verbs like sacar and tocar have a small spelling change in the YO form: Yo- saqué Yo-toqué Why? Because we need to keep the “K” sound.
Vamos a practicar Yo/hablar- Ellos/comprar- Sam/bailar- Chris y Justin/patinar- Tú/visitar- Yo/sacar- Nosotros/ pensar-
-ER, -IR preterite -imos -isteis -ieron ER/IR -í -iste -ió
Regular -ER Verbs Aprender- to learn Beber-to drink Creer- to think/believe Correr-to run Deber-should/must Leer-to read Romper-to break Vender- to sell
Regular -IR verbs Abrir-to open Recibir-to receive Vivir-to live
Vamos a practicar… Aprender/tú Creer/ellos Correr/Gabriela Deber/los estudiantes Romper/vosotros Abrir/yo Recibir/Megan y yo Vivir/Emily