El pretérito Spanish II Sra. Welty
Ayeryesterday Anochelast night Ayer por la tardeLast evening Ayer por la mañanaYesterday morning El año pasadoLast year La semana pasadaLast week
El pretérito Is one of the past tenses. Tells what happened. Is a completed action. I called my sister last night. She talked on the phone. The phone rang at 12:30 PM.
To find the stem of the verb, remove the -ar, -er, or -ir. trabajar – trabaj (to work) escirbir - escrib (to write) correr – corr (to run)
-ar verb endings éamos aste asteis óaron
Now you conjugate an –ar verb: tomar el sol (to sunbathe) yo ________ tú ________ usted, (él, ella) ________ nosotros ____________ vosotros ___________ ustedes, (ellos, ellas) _________
Now check your answers- yo tomé el sol tú tomaste el sol usted,(él, ella) tomó el sol nosotros tomamos el sol vosotros tomasteis el sol ustedes (ellos, ellas) tomaron el sol
Remember: 1. The yo and usted forms have accents. 2. The nosotros forms of –ar