THE PRETERITE TENSE Preterite Up to now we’ve talked about actions that happen in the present, that happen on a regular basis, or that are happening.

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2 THE PRETERITE TENSE

3 Preterite Up to now we’ve talked about actions that happen in the present, that happen on a regular basis, or that are happening right now. These verbs are in the simple present or present progressive.

4 Preterite = PAST COMPLETED ACTIONS Next we’re going to learn how to talk about the past in Spanish. One way is to talk about an action that started and finished in the past. This tense is called the preterite.

5 Some clue Words to help us! Ayer = yesterday El verano pasado = last summer La semana pasada = last week El fin de semana pasado = last weekend El mes pasado = last month

6 Preterite In English, a preterite form looks like this: – walk > walked – play > played – say > said – drive > drove – be > was, were Some are regular (predictable): play > played Others are irregular (unpredictable): go > went

7 Preterite In this presentation, we’ll look at the regular preterite endings. Here’s a typical one: –y–yo hablé –t–tú hablaste –é–él habló –n–nosotros hablamos –e–ellos hablaron

8 Forms The endings for –AR verbs are: – yo - é – tú - aste – él - ó – nosotros - amos – ellos - aron Notice the accent marks on the yo and él forms. They are very important! Also notice that the nosotros form is the same in both the present and the preterite.

9 Let’s Practice! Charlar – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

10 Charlar yo charlé tú charlaste él charló nosotros charlamos ellos charlaron

11 Otro verbo, por favor! Cenar – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

12 Cenar yo cené tú cenaste él cenó nosotros cenamos ellos cenaron

13 -car, -gar, -zar verbs Verbs that end in –car, -gar,and -zar have a spelling change in the yo form Example: yo saqué, yo pagué yo almorcé

14 Sacar= to take sacar – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

15 Sacar yo saqué tú sacaste él sacó nosotros sacamos ellos sacaron Verbs whose bases end in –car make a spelling change in the yo form only: cé > qué It’s a spelling change to retain the original pronunciation.

16 Otro verbo semejante… pagar – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

17 Pagar yo pagué tú pagaste él pagó nosotros pagamos ellos pagaron Verbs whose bases end in –gar make a spelling change in the yo form only: gé > gué

18 Un grupo más… almorzar – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

19 Almorzar yo almorcé tú almorzaste él almorzó nosotros almorzamos ellos almorzaron Verbs that end in –zar make a spelling change in the yo form only: zé > cé

20 Comenzar Try this one! Comenzar – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

21 Comenzar yo comencé tú comenzaste él comenzó nosotros comenzamos ellos comenzaron

22 OK, how about the reflexives? sentarse – yo _______ – tú _______ – él _______ – nosotros _______ – ellos _______

23 Sentarse yo me senté tú te sentaste él se sentó nosotros nos sentamos ellos se sentaron Reflexive verbs change in the very same way. Just don’t forget the reflexive pronoun before the main verb.

24 More Practice 1. Mi amiga ____________ una camisa en Walmart ayer. (comprar) 2. Ellos _______________ en la piscina el verano pasado. (nadar) 3. Yo _________ la cuenta. (pagar)

25 Check your answers! 1. Mi amiga compró una camisa en Walmart ayer. 2. Ellos nadaron en la piscina el verano pasado. 3. Yo pagué la cuenta. (pagar)