El Pretérito When? How? Examples Irregulars

The preterite tense is used for… When? The preterite tense is used for… Completed, one-off events in the past eg I went, I made, I ate, I drank, I read, I visited

Regular verb endings in the preterite How? To form the preterite tense of regular verbs you need to know what “type” of verb you have. There are 3 infinitive verb endings in Spanish - the infinitive can have one of the following two letters at the end (1) AR e.g. comprAR (2) ER e.g. comER (3) IR e.g. vivIR To form the preterite tense you need to take off the last 2 letters of the infinitive and add the appropriate ending; there are 2 sets of endings, one for –ar verbs and the other for –er and –ir verbs:

Regular verb endings in the preterite The Preterite Tense Regular verb endings in the preterite Reminder: To form the Preterite: Take the verb infinitive Remove AR, ER or IR ending to leave the verb stem Add the following appropriate verb endings to stem How? Pronouns -AR -ER/-IR yo (I) - é - í tú (you sing.) - aste - iste él/ella (he/she) - ó - ió nosostros/as (we) - amos - imos vosotros /as (you) - asteis - isteis ellos/as (they) - aron - ieron

HABLAR (to speak) – A regular –AR verb How? hablé I spoke hablaste You spoke habló He/she spoke hablamos We spoke hablasteis You (plural) spoke hablaron They spoke

End Completa los verbos: (nosotros) mont (vosotros) bail (ellos) viaj (yo) visit (tú) descans (él) tom ó amos é aron asteis aste EXT: Can you conjugate all or part of these verbs? comprar – to buy escuchar – to listen

End Completa los verbos: (nosotros) mont (vosotros) bail (ellos) viaj amos (yo) visit (tú) descans (él) tom é asteis aste aron ó ó amos é aron asteis aste EXT: Can you conjugate all or part of these verbs? comprar – to buy escuchar – to listen

Comer (to eat) - a regular –er verb How? Comí I ate Comiste You ate Comió He/she ate Comimos We ate Comisteis You (plural) ate Comieron They ate

Escribir (to write) - a regular –ir verb How? Escribí I wrote Escribiste You wrote Escribió He/she wrote Escribimos We wrote Escribisteis You (plural) wrote Escribieron They wrote

End Completa los verbos: (nosotros) viv (vosotros) vend (ellos) com (yo) com (tú) vend (él) escrib ió imos í ieron isteis iste EXT: Can you conjugate all or part of these verbs? vender – to sell vivir – to live

End Completa los verbos: (nosotros) viv (vosotros) vend (ellos) com imos (yo) com (tú) vend (él) escrib í isteis iste ieron ió ió imos í ieron isteis iste EXT: Can you conjugate all or part of these verbs? vender – to sell vivir – to live

regular verbs that follow this pattern -ER verbs -IR verbs Comprar (to buy) Vender (to sell) Vivir (to live) Mirar (to look at) Bailar (to dance) Visitar (to visit) Escuchar (to listen) Hablar (to speak) Viajar (to travel) Whiteboard practice

Which is the correct spelling of the verb a, b or c? Examples 1. Pedro________________ con María por teléfono. a) hablé b) hablar c) habló 2. Nosostros________________ mucho. a) beber b) bebieron c) bebimos 3. Vosostros _______________ muy bien. Whiteboard practice a) cantamos b) cantasteis c) cantaste 4) Tú _________________ las patatas ayer. a) comer b) comimos c) comiste

Which is the correct spelling of the verb a, b or c? Answers 1. Pedro________________ con María por teléfono. a) hablé b) hablar c) habló 2. Nosostros________________ mucho. a) beber b) bebieron c) bebimos 3. Vosostros _______________ muy bien. Whiteboard practice a) cantamos b) cantasteis c) cantaste 4) Tú _________________ las patatas ayer. a) comer b) comimos c) comiste

Which is the correct spelling of the verb a, b or c? Examples 5. Carlos________________ a España el año pasado. a) viajó b) viajar c) viajé 6. Nosostros________________ hasta medianoche. a) bailaron b) bailasteis c) bailamos 7. Laura _______________ a su abuela. Whiteboard practice a) visité b) visitaron c) visitó 8) Yo _________________ mi casa en abril. a) vender b) vendí c) vendió

Which is the correct spelling of the verb a, b or c? Answers 5. Carlos________________ a España el año pasado. a) viajó b) viajar c) viajé 6. Nosostros________________ hasta medianoche. a) bailaron b) bailasteis c) bailamos 7. Laura _______________ a su abuela. Whiteboard practice a) visité b) visitaron c) visitó 8) Yo _________________ mi casa en abril. a) vender b) vendí c) vendió

Which is the correct spelling of the verb a, b or c? Examples 9. Yo________________ en mi cuadeno de español en clase. a) escribir b) escribí c) escribiste 10. Nosostros________________ en Londres en una casa pequeña. a) vivisteis b) vivimos c) vivieron 11.Eduardo y Marisol _______________ agua. Whiteboard practice a) bebimos b) bebieron c) bebisteis 12) Vosostros _________________ fruta y verduras. a) comisteis b) comieron c) comiste

Which is the correct spelling of the verb a, b or c? Answers 9. Yo________________ en mi cuadeno de español en clase. a) escribir b) escribí c) escribiste 10. Nosostros________________ en Londres en una casa pequeña. a) vivisteis b) vivimos c) vivieron 11.Eduardo y Marisol _______________ agua. Whiteboard practice a) bebimos b) bebieron c) bebisteis 12) Vosostros _________________ fruta y verduras. a) comisteis b) comieron c) comiste

Important irregular verbs The verb ir (to go) is irregular Pronouns Ir (to go) yo (I) fui I went tú (you sing.) fuiste You went él/ella (he/she) fue He/she went nosostros/as (we) fuimos we went vosotros /as (you) fuisteis You went (pl) ellos/as (they) fueron They went

Irregular I went to the supermarket. Fui al supermercado. She went to the beach. You went to France. Did you go to Spain? He went to the cinema. Fui al supermercado. Fue a la playa. Fuiste a Francia. ¿Fuiste a España? Fue al cine

Important irregular verbs What do you notice about this verb in the preterite? The verb ser (to be) is also irregular Pronouns ser (to be) yo (I) fui I was tú (you sing.) fuiste You were él/ella (he/she) fue He/she was nosostros/as (we) fuimos we were vosotros /as (you) fuisteis You were (pl) ellos/as (they) fueron They were Yes, it is exactly like the preterite for ir! The verbs ir and ser have the same preterite

Important irregular verbs The verb estar (to be) is irregular Pronouns estar (to be) yo (I) estuve I was tú (you sing.) estuviste You were él/ella (he/she) estuvo He/she was nosostros/as (we) estuvimos We were vosotros /as (you) estuvisteis You were (pl) ellos/as (they) estuvieron They were

Important irregular verbs The verb jugar (to play) is irregular Pronouns jugar (to play) yo (I) jugué I played tú (you sing.) jugaste You played él/ella (he/she) jugó He/she played nosostros/as (we) jugamos We played vosotros /as (you) jugasteis You played (pl) ellos/as (they) jugaron They played

Important irregular verbs The verb llegar (to arrive) is irregular Pronouns llegar (to arrive) yo (I) llegué I arrived tú (you sing.) llegaste You arrived él/ella (he/she) llegó He/she arrived nosostros/as (we) llegamos We arrived vosotros /as (you) llegasteis You arrived (pl) ellos/as (they) llegaron They arrived

Important irregular verbs The verb hacer (to do, make) is irregular Pronouns hacer (to do, make) yo (I) hice I did / made tú (you sing.) hiciste You did / made él/ella (he/she) hizo He/she did / made nosostros/as (we) hicimos We did / made vosotros /as (you) hicisteis You did / made (pl) ellos/as (they) hicieron They did / made

Important irregular verbs The verb tener (to have) is irregular Pronouns tener (to have) yo (I) tuve I had tú (you sing.) tuviste You had él/ella (he/she) tuvo He/she had nosostros/as (we) tuvimos We had vosotros /as (you) tuvisteis You had (pl) ellos/as (they) tuvieron They had

Important irregular verbs The verb ver (to see) is irregular Pronouns ver (to see) yo (I) vi I saw tú (you sing.) viste You saw él/ella (he/she) vio He/she saw nosostros/as (we) vimos We saw vosotros /as (you) visteis You saw (pl) ellos/as (they) vieron They saw

Important irregular verbs The verb poder (can,to be able to) is irregular Pronouns poder (can, to be able to) yo (I) pude I could,was able to tú (you sing.) pudiste You could, were able to él/ella (he/she) pudo He/she could, was able to nosostros/as (we) pudimos We could, were able to vosotros /as (you) pudisteis You could, were able to (pl) ellos/as (they) pudieron They could, were able to

Important irregular verbs The verb querer (to want to) is irregular Pronouns querer (to want to) yo (I) quise I wanted to tú (you sing.) quisiste You wanted to él/ella (he/she) quiso He/she wanted to nosostros/as (we) quisimos We wanted to vosotros /as (you) quisisteis You wanted to (pl) ellos/as (they) quisieron They wanted to