The Preterite of Regular Verbs 1- The Preterite Tense expresses completed actions in the past 2 . To form the preterite of AR class verbs, you add the correct AR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. stem + regular preterite AR ending 3 The endings: yo- é nosotros- amos tú- aste Ud., él, ella- ó Uds. ellos, ellas - aron Yo viajé a España el mes pasado. Ellos prepararon los aguacates.

3. Spelling Changes in the AR Preterite For AR Class verbs in the preterite there are 3 spelling changes that are made in only in the Yo form of the verb! Verbs ending in CAR: change the c  qu. Then add the é practicar  practiqué Practiqué futbol americano después de las clases. Verbs ending in GAR: change the g  gu. Then add the é llegar  llegué Yo llegué de Madrid a las once.

Yo lancé la pelota de béisbol. Verbs ending in ZAR: change the z  c. Then add the é lanzar  lancé Yo lancé la pelota de béisbol. Common CAR, GAR, ZAR Verbs practicar, sacar, buscar, tocar, significar llegar, pagar, castigar, jugar, negar empezar, comenzar, almorzar, lanzar, cruzar

Power 2-- To form the preterite of ER/IR class verbs, you add the correct ER/IR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. stem + regular preterite ER/IR ending Power 4 yo- í Power 4 nosotros(as)- imos Power 4 tú- iste Power 4 ustedes/ellos/ellas- ieron Power 4 Ud., él, ella- ió Yo recogí mi equipaje en la correa. Salimos en el tren de cercanías

Power 3- Spelling changes: Power 4- Spelling changes: for any verb whose stem ends in a vowel, ió and ieron change to “yó” and “yeron.” Example: creer- to think/believe yo creí nosotros creímos tú creíste ellos creyeron él creyó Power 4- Other verbs like this are: oír (hear), leer (read), caer (fall) Power 4- The “tú” and “nosotros” forms also require a written accent for these 4 verbs. Normally these forms require NO written accent. creíste oíste leíste caíste creímos oímos leímos caímos

Uds./Ellos/Ellas vieron dar- to give Yo di** Tú diste The Verb DAR (to give) The Verb “dar” is an “AR” class verb but is conjugated as a regular ER/IR class verb. It follows the same pattern as “ver” (to see). ver- to see Yo vi** Tú viste El/Ella/Ud. vio** Nosotros vimos Uds./Ellos/Ellas vieron dar- to give Yo di** Tú diste El/Ella/Ud. dio** Nosotros dimos Uds./Ellos/Ellas dieron **Because the yo and él forms are one syllable, no written accent mark is needed.