The Preterite Tense. USES  To talk about specific actions completed at a specific time in the past. Example: Ayer yo fui al cine. Example: Ayer yo fui.

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1 The Preterite Tense

2 USES  To talk about specific actions completed at a specific time in the past. Example: Ayer yo fui al cine. Example: Ayer yo fui al cine. Yesterday I went to the movies. Yesterday I went to the movies.

3  To talk about successive completed events. Example: Esta mañana yo me desperté a las cinco, me levanté a las cinco y diez, me duché, me vestí, me cepillé los dientes y salí para la escuela. This morning I woke up, got up, showerd, got dressed…etc.

4  The beginning and end of certain states or situations. Example: La clase empezó a las siete. The class began at seven. Example: Después de la cena, ella se durmió. After dinner she fell asleep.

5 Expressions Used to Help Identify the Preterite Tense  ayer – yesterday  anteayer- the day before yesterday  anoche – last night  la semana pasada – last week  el año pasado- last year  el fin de semana pasado – last weekend weekend

6 hace + time expression “ago” “ago” Yo viajé a España hace 2 años. I traveled to Spain two years ago.

7 How do I conjugate in the Preterite Tense? It’s easy! You follow the same rules as the present tense. It’s easy! You follow the same rules as the present tense. Take the infinitive: hablar Take the infinitive: hablar Drop the ending Drop the ending You are left with the stem You are left with the stem Add the preterite endings to the stem and you are done! Add the preterite endings to the stem and you are done!

8 Preterite Tense Endings “-AR” VERBS -ó -aste -é -amos -asteis -aron

9 comprar – to buy compré compraron comprasteis compramos compraste compró

10 “car,gar & zar verbs" Verbs that end in “-gar, -car, -zar” have a spelling change before the -é ending of the “yo” form. Verbs that end in “-gar, -car, -zar” have a spelling change before the -é ending of the “yo” form. c  qu g  gu z  c c  qu g  gu z  c There are no stem changes in ”-ar” verbs of the preterite tense. There are no stem changes in ”-ar” verbs of the preterite tense.

11 buscar – to look for busqué buscaron buscasteis buscamos buscaste buscó

12 pagar – to pay pagué pagaron pagasteis pagamos pagaste pagó

13 empezar – to begin empecé empezaron empezasteis empezamos empezaste empezó

14 jugar – to play jugué jugaron jugasteis jugamos jugaste jugó

15 Conjugating reflexives Same rules for reflexives: Same rules for reflexives: l evantarse l evantarse Remove the “se” Remove the “se” Drop the ending Drop the ending Add the endings to the stem Add the endings to the stem Me levanté / te levantaste Me levanté / te levantaste

16 Conjugating in the Preterite Tense Same rules for “gustar” Same rules for “gustar” The verb “gustar” is used the same way it is used in the present tense. The verb “gustar” is used the same way it is used in the present tense. You use the third person singular and plural forms. You use the third person singular and plural forms. gustó / gustaron gustó / gustaron

17 Conjugating in the Preterite Tense Me gustó la película ayer. Me gustó la película ayer. ¿Te gustaron los pantalones? ¿Te gustaron los pantalones?