EL PRETÉRITO IN THE PAST. THE PRETERITE The preterite is used to express an action completed at a definite time in the past. This tense is usually referred.

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1 EL PRETÉRITO IN THE PAST

2 THE PRETERITE The preterite is used to express an action completed at a definite time in the past. This tense is usually referred to the past tense in English. In English, regular verbs in the past tense end in –ed. Yesterday we talked on the phone.

3 CONJUGATION FOR REGULAR –AR VERBS To conjugate a verb in the preterite (past): 1) remove the –ar (infinitive ending) from the infinitive 2) add the endings for the preterite tense according to the subject: -é-amos -aste-asteis -ó-aron ***notice the accents marks on 1 st and 3 rd person singular!!!***

4 CONJUGATION OF NADAR nadar nadé I swam nadamos we swam nadaste you swam nadasteis you all swam nadó he/she/ you(f) swam nadaron they swam/ you all swam

5 EXAMPLES Elena patinó ayer.Elena skated yesterday. Yo hablé por teléfono con Juan.I spoke on the phone with John. Ellos caminaron por la playa.They walked on the beach. Tu tomaste el sol.You sunbathed.

6 NOSOTROS The nosotros form is the same in the preterite as the in the present tense. Use the context to determine the tense of the verb. -Caminamos en la playa anoche. We walked on the beach last night. -Terminamos la lección ayer. We finished the lesson yesterday.

7 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESIS 1.Yo ____________________ en la playa. (caminar) 2.Ellos ___________________en la República Dominicana.(busear) 3.Ayer ____________________mucho sol y hoy nos duele la piel. (tomar) 4.¿Cuándo_________________ la tarea? (terminar) 5.El chico __________________pesas para ser más fuerte. (levantar) 6.Vosotros _________________la sala anoche. (limpiar)

8 TRANSLATE: 1.She walked on the beach. 2.The boy finished the lesson. 3.Last night we cooked the dinner. 4.I sunbathed on the beach. 5.They lifted weights in order to be stronger. 6.Jorge rode his bike yesterday. 7.Susana swam in the pool.

9 PRETERITE OF –CAR,-GAR, & -ZAR The spelling of some verbs in English changes in the past tense when-ed is added: for example admit=admitted, stop=stopped, pincic=picnicked There is a spelling change in the preterite of regular verbs that end in –car, -gar &-zar. Only 1 st person singular changes!!!

10 SPELLING CHANGE: CAR-verbs: buscar, practicar, tocar,sacar buscarc = quyo busqué GAR-verbs: jugar, llegar, pagar jugarg=guyo jugué ZAR-verbs: empezar, comenzar, almorzar empezarz=cyo empecé Are these verbs regular verbs?_____

11 CONJUGAR 1.Yo_______(to pay)mucho ayer. 2.Usted_____(to look for) los libros. 3.Ustedes_____(to start) la tarea. 4.Yo_______(to play) el piano. 5.Ella______(to have lunch) con Juan. 6.Nosotros ____(to take out) la basura. 7.Yo_____(to begin)el examen. 8.Mi hermano____(to practice) deportes.

12 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1.¿A qué hora llegaste a la escuela? 2.¿Con quién jugaste al fútbol? 3.¿Qué almorzaste? 4.¿Cuánto pagaron ustedes para los zapatos? 5.¿Cómo jugaste en el partido ayer? 6.¿Quién tocó la guitarra? 7.¿Practicaste un deporte ayer?