Notes # 16: EL PRETÉRITO AR veRBS (The Preterit = Past TENSE!)
PRETÉRITO: AR VERBS Use the PRETÉRIT to express the PAST (actions that began and ended) To form the PRETERITO of AR verbs: drop the AR + add one of the NEW endings to agree with the subject.
PRETERIT ENDINGS: AR VERBS Yo é Nosotros: amos Tú: aste Vosotros: asteis Él/ella/ ó Ud. Ellos/Ellas/Uds: aron
Por ejemplo… NADAR Nadé = I swam Nadamos = we swam Nadaste = you swam Nadasteis = y’all swam Nadó = he/she/you swam Nadaron = they/y’all swam
“CAR/GAR/ZAR” Irregulars Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change ONLY in the YO form of the PRETERIT. EXAMPLES buscar tocar practicar pagar jugar llegar almorzar empezar comenzar
I practiced: Practiqué I played: Jugué I started: Empecé “CAR/GAR/ZAR” Examples: YO CAR ending = qué GAR ending = gué ZAR ending = cé I practiced: Practiqué I played: Jugué I started: Empecé
KEY WORDS TO USE… AYER: Yesterday ANTEAYER: Day before Yesterday ANOCHE: Last Night La SEMANA PASADA: Last Week El MES PASADO: Last Month El AÑO PASADO: Last Year