Español 2 Chapter 1 Grammar Lesson 1 Mr. Valdes – 218 Spencer High School 2014-2015.

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1 Español 2 Chapter 1 Grammar Lesson 1 Mr. Valdes – 218 Spencer High School 2014-2015

2 Singular Personal Pronouns English I You He She It Formal You Spanish Yo Tú El Ella El / Ella Usted

3 Plural Personal Pronouns English We “You all” They Formal You all Spanish Nosotros Vosotros Ellos / Ellas Ustedes

4 The preterit (El Pretérito) The preterit is a form of past tense, and is used to express an event or action that began and ended at a definite time in the past.

5 Preterit (Past Tense) In Spanish the verbs “ir” (to go) and “ser” (to be) are the same in the preterit. The meaning is made clear by the context of the sentence. Example: Singularfui fuiste fue Pluralfuimosfuisteisfueron

6 Verbs (Verbos) A verb is a word use to express actions someone or something is doing, and to express states of being.

7 Verbs (Verbos) A verb in Spanish has two forms: Infinitive (Root form) Conjugated (Used in tenses)

8 Verbs (Verbos) An Infinitive verb in Spanish has two parts: Infinitive: Transbordar Parts: (Stem) Transbord (Ending)ar

9 Verbs (Verbos) In Spanish verbs are classified into three families based in their infinitive endings: …AR Viajar Esperar Bajar Transbordar …Er Hacer Tener Comer Poner …Ir Subir Salir Dormir Venir

10 Preterit (Past Tense) To conjugate a verb in Spanish using preterit tense, one must change the infinitive ending into its preterit form, based on each personal pronoun.

11 Preterit Change (Conjugation) Family or verbs ending in “…ar” Yo Tú El /Ella / Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes …é …aste …ó …amos …asteis …aron

12 Review and Evaluation Answer the following questions: 1.¿Tomaste un tren? 2.¿Compraste primera o segunda clase? 3.¿Dondé pagaste por el billeter? 4.¿Por qué viajaste en tren? 5.¿Quién te ayudó con las maletas?

13 Greeting People Hola, Hola ¿qué tal? [¿Como estás?] Bien, gracias ¿y tú [usted]? Muy bien. Hi, Hi ¿how are you? [¿how are you?] Goos, thanks ¿and you [formal you]? Very good.

14 Homework Conjugate the following verbs in preterit tense (Use all Personal pronouns [Subjects]): PagarComprar Bajar Viajar