Today I eat pizza. Yesterday The Preterite Tense Today I eat pizza. Yesterday I ate pizza.

Present vs. Past The present tense talks about things that are currently happening or taking place right now. Ex. I eat lunch. The past tense talks about completed actions that have ended (already happened). Ex. I ate lunch.

Present vs. Past Present Past I run You study He/she eats They write I sleep We leave I ran You studied He/ she ate They wrote I slept We left

Preterite Endings for Regular -ARVerbs The preterite tense in Spanish tells what happened or what you did. It is used when the action described has already been completed. When conjugating the regular preterite tense of an –AR verb, take off the –AR and add the following endings.

Preterite -AR Verb Endings -AR Verbs Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Él Ella Ud. Ellos Ellas Uds. - é - amos - asteis - aste - ó - aron

Compare Present and Past -AR Endings Hablar – to talk (Hablar + ending) Yo hablo Nosotros hablamos Tú hablas Vosotros habláis Él Ella habla Ud. Ellos Ellas hablan Uds. Present Preterite Yo hablé Nosotros hablamos Tú hablaste Vosotros hablasteis Él Ella habló Ud. Ellos Ellas hablaron Uds.

Algo para pensar…Something to thing about…. *Notice the accent marks on the endings: “yo” form… é “él, ella, Ud form….ó Use the term “YOSHE” as a way to remember that the “yo” and “she” forms have accents! *Notice the “Nosotros” form is the same in the present tense and preterite tense. You will need to use context clues to help tell which tense is intended.

Preterite Time Expressions ayer – anoche – el año pasado – la semana pasada – el mes pasado – el lunes pasado – el fin de semana pasado – la primavera pasada – el verano (invierno, otoño) pasado - yesterday last night last year last week last month last Monday last weekend last Spring last summer (winter, fall)

¡Cantamos! The Preterite Song é aste Bailar Bail___, bail___, bail___, bail___, bail_____, cha-cha-cha Cantar Cant___, cant_____, cant___, cant_____, cant____, cha-cha-cha ó amos aron aste é ó amos aron

¡Practicamos! 1. Ella/hablar Ella habló She talked

¡Practicamos! 2.Nosotros/bailar Nosotros bailamos We danced

¡Practicamos! 3. Ellos/cantar Ellos cantaron They sang

¡Practicamos! 4. Tú/estudiar Tú estudiaste You studied

¡Practicamos! Vosotros/mirar Vosotros mirasteis You all watched

¡Practicamos! 6. Yo/esquiar Yo esquié I skied

¡Practicamos! 7. Tú/comprar Tú compraste You bought