(yo) nado = I swim (yo) bailo = I dance (yo) canto = I sing (yo) nadé = I SWAM (yo) bailé = I DANCED (yo) canté = I SANG So far we have only talked about things happing in the PRESENT. By using DIFFERENT endings on the SAME verbs we already know, we can talk about things that HAPPENED.

CANTAR = TO SING canto = I sing canté = I sang cantamos = we sing yo canto = I sing canté = I sang nosotros cantamos = we sing cantamos = we sang tú cantas = you sing cantaste = you sang vosotros cantáis = y’all sing cantasteis = y’all sang él ella usted canta = he/she/you sing(s) cantó = he/she/you sang ellos ellas ustedes cantan = they/you all sing cantaron = they/you all sang

THE PAST TENSE - EL PRETÉRITO Talk about events in the PAST AR VERBS é amos aste asteis ó aron

BAILAR = TO DANCE bailé = I danced bailamos = we danced yo bailé = I danced nosotros bailamos = we danced tú bailaste = you danced vosotros bailasteis = y’all danced él ella usted bailó = he/she/you danced ellos ellas ustedes bailaron = they/you all danced

ESCUCHAR = TO LISTEN yo nosotros tú vosotros él ella usted ellos ellas ustedes

DIBUJAR = TO DRAW yo nosotros tú vosotros él ella usted ellos ellas ustedes

PASAR tiempo con amigos = TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS yo nosotros tú vosotros él ella usted ellos ellas ustedes

Práctica con pizzarones blancos… Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. tú TRABAJAR = TO WORK

Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. HABLAR = TO TALK

nosotros NADAR = TO SWIM Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. nosotros NADAR = TO SWIM

Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. yo ESQUIAR = TO SKI

Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. ellas USAR = TO USE

vosotros NADAR = TO SWIM Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. vosotros NADAR = TO SWIM

usted TOCAR = TO PLAY (an instrument) Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. usted TOCAR = TO PLAY (an instrument)

Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. yo ESCUCHAR = TO LISTEN

nosotros DIBUJAR = TO DRAW Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. nosotros DIBUJAR = TO DRAW

Write the conjugation, think about what its meaning is in English. HABLAR = TO TALK