Regular AR verbs Preterite conjugation rules. We conjugate verbs differently in the preterite to indicate that the action was completed in the past. A.

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1 Regular AR verbs Preterite conjugation rules

2 We conjugate verbs differently in the preterite to indicate that the action was completed in the past. A preterite verb can be translated to –ed in English.

3 “Key” words that indicate the preterite: Ayer- yesterday Anteayer- the day before yesterday Anoche- last night El año pasado- last year El mes pasado- last month La semana pasada- last week El otro día- the other day

4 To conjugate a regular AR verb in the preterite: 1. Remove the AR to form the stem. 2. Add the appropriate ending to match the subject. Yo -éNosotros -amos Tú -asteVosotros -asteis Él, ella, Usted -óEllos, Ellas, Ustedes -aron

5 Example: Hablar Yo hablé (I spoke) Tú hablaste (You spoke- informal) Él/ella habló (he/she spoke) Used habló (you spoke- formal) Nosotros hablamos (we spoke) Vosotros hablasteis (you all spoke- Spain) Ellos/Ellas hablaron (They spoke) Ustedes hablaron (You all spoke)

6 Little Miss Mufé Sat on her aste Eating her curds and ó Along came amos And sat down asteis Then Miss Mufé was not aron.

7 I traveled to Costa Rica last summer. Yo viajé a Costa Rica el año pasado. I bought a necklace for my mom. Yo le compré un collar para mi mamá. I sent a postcard to my grandparents. Yo les mandé una tarjeta postal a mis abuelos.

8 Spelling Changers: Verbs ending in –car, -gar, and –zar have irregular endings in the yo form only. Car-quéThe spelling change Gar-guéonly occurs in the “yo” Zar-céform to keep the sound. Llegar Lleguéllegamos Llegastellegasteis Llególlegaron

9 CARGARZAR Tocar- to play an instrument Sacar- to take Buscar- to look for Llegar- to arrivie Jugar- to play a sport Empezar- to begin Almorzar- to eat lunch Comenzar- to begin ¿Sacaste muchas fotos en Colorado? Sí, saqué muchas fotos en Colorado. ¿Dónde almorzaron Ustedes? Nosotros almorzamos en un restaurante bueno. ¿A quién buscaste? Yo busqué a mi padre.