Spanish Preterite Verbs The preterite is used for actions which were completed in the past. It is also describes how someone felt about a particular event. Selling your ideas is challenging. First, you must get your listeners to agree with you in principle. Then, you must move them to action. Use the Dale Carnegie Training® Evidence – Action – Benefit formula, and you will deliver a motivational, action-oriented presentation. 2/27/2019 Copyright 2003 Teresa Roebuck.

Present Tense AR Verbs We already know how to use verbs in the present tense. We know the verb form endings to use for present tense regular -ar ending verbs. Yo –o Tú –as Él, Ella, Ud. -a Nosotros -amos* Vosotros -áis Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -an Open your presentation with an attention-getting incident. Choose an incident your audience relates to. The incidence is the evidence that supports the action and proves the benefit. Beginning with a motivational incident prepares your audience for the action step that follows. 2/27/2019

Preterite Tense Verbs To conjugate a regular verb into the preterite, you must also change the endings. Take hablar Drop the –ar ending Add the preterite (past tense) endings. Next, state the action step. Make your action step specific, clear and brief. Be sure you can visualize your audience taking the action. If you can’t, they can’t either. Be confident when you state the action step, and you will be more likely to motivate the audience to action. 2/27/2019

How to do it Hablar…. Drop the –ar ending… Habl- AR Add preterite ending! To complete the Dale Carnegie Training® Evidence – Action – Benefit formula, follow the action step with the benefits to the audience. Consider their interests, needs, and preferences. Support the benefits with evidence; i.e., statistics, demonstrations, testimonials, incidents, analogies, and exhibits and you will build credibility. 2/27/2019

Preterite endings for AR verbs Yo -é Tú -aste Él, Ella, Ud. -ó Nosotros -amos* Vosotros -asteis Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -aron To close, restate the action step followed by the benefits. Speak with conviction and confidence, and you will sell your ideas. 2/27/2019

Hablar in the Preterite Yo hablé Tu hablaste Él, Ella, Ud. habló Nosotros hablamos* Ellos, Ellas, Uds. hablaron 2/27/2019

Hablar Present Preterite hablo hablé hablas hablaste habla habló hablamos* hablamos* hablan hablaron 2/27/2019

Present Tense ER & IR Verbs We already know how to use verbs in the present tense. We know the verb form endings to use for present tense verbs that have the –er or -ir ending. Yo –o Tú –es El, Ella, Ud. -e Nosotros -emos -imos Vosotros -éis -ís Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -en Open your presentation with an attention-getting incident. Choose an incident your audience relates to. The incidence is the evidence that supports the action and proves the benefit. Beginning with a motivational incident prepares your audience for the action step that follows. 2/27/2019

Preterite Tense Verbs To conjugate a regular verb into the preterite, you must also change the endings. Take comer or vivir Drop the –er or -ir ending Add the preterite (past tense) endings. Next, state the action step. Make your action step specific, clear and brief. Be sure you can visualize your audience taking the action. If you can’t, they can’t either. Be confident when you state the action step, and you will be more likely to motivate the audience to action. 2/27/2019

How to do it Comer… Vivir Drop the –er or -ir ending… Com- Viv- ER IR Add preterite ending! To complete the Dale Carnegie Training® Evidence – Action – Benefit formula, follow the action step with the benefits to the audience. Consider their interests, needs, and preferences. Support the benefits with evidence; i.e., statistics, demonstrations, testimonials, incidents, analogies, and exhibits and you will build credibility. 2/27/2019

Preterite endings for ER & IR verbs Yo -í Tú -iste Él, Ella, Ud. -ió Nosotros -imos Vosotros -isteis Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -ieron To close, restate the action step followed by the benefits. Speak with conviction and confidence, and you will sell your ideas. 2/27/2019

Comer in the Preterite Yo comí Tu comiste El, Ella, Ud. comió Nosotros comimos Ellos, Ellas, Uds. comieron 2/27/2019

Comer Present Preterite como comí comes comiste come comió comemos comimos comen comieron 2/27/2019

Vivir in the Preterite Yo viví Tu viviste Él, Ella, Ud. vivió Nosotros vivimos Ellos, Ellas, Uds. vivieron 2/27/2019

Vivir Present Preterite vivo viví vives viviste vive vivió vivimos* vivimos* viven vivieron 2/27/2019

It’s EASY!! Now YOU try it! Escribir Llamar Beber Cantar Abrir Conjugate the following verbs into the preterite tense. Escribir Llamar Beber Cantar Abrir It’s EASY!! 2/27/2019 !!