U6E1 Learning Targets
1. Tell what happened2. Make suggestions to a group3. Describe city buildings4. Talk about professions
Grammar Concepts Needed to Meet Learning Targets:1. Use preterite of regular –er and-ir verbs2. Use preterite verbs with the y spelling change3. Use the preterite of hacer, ir ser
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of –er and –ir verbs
Learning Target: Tell what happened
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
The preterite is a verb tense that is used to express a completed
action from the past.
In English, these are verbs that end in –ed
You already learned the verb endings for –ar verbs in the preterite.
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-asteis
-aron
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
Regular –er and –ir verbs follow a similar pattern to regular –ar verbs in the preterite.
Preterite –er and –ir verb endings are IDENTICAL
-er -ir
-í -imos
-iste -isteis
-ió -ieron
-í -imos
-iste -isteis
-ió -ieron
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
vender – to sell escribir – to write
vendí vendimos
vendiste vendisteis
vendió vendieron
escribí escribimos
escribiste escribisteis
escribió escribieron
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
The yo forms and the él, ella, usted forms have accents
Ej: Vendí la computadora.
• I sold the computer. Tomás escribió una carta.
• Thomas wrote a card
The nosotros(as) form of regular –ir verbs is the same in both the presentand the preterite. Use context clues to determine the tense of the verb Salimos a las ocho anoche
We left at eight o’clock last nightThe word anoche
tells you that salimos is in the
past tense
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
1. tú / comer 2. él / beber 3. vosotros / recibir 4. Uds. / asistir 5. yo / correr
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
1. tú / comer tú comiste2. él / beber el bebió3. vosotros / recibir vosotros recibisteis4. Uds. / asistir Uds. asistieron5. yo / correr yo corrí
U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
LEARNING TARGET
I can tell what happened using preterite forms of –er and –ir
verbs.
Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING
CHANGEGrammar Objective: Form the preterite of –er and –ir verbs
with a y spelling change
Learning Target: Tell what happened
Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
To write the third person (singular and plural) preterite forms of –er and –ir verbs with stems that end in a vowel, change the í to a y.
All the preterite forms require an accent, except the ellos, ellas, ustedes form.
oí oímos
oíste oísteis
oyó oyeron
oír – to hear
leí leímos
leíste leísteis
leyó leyeron
leer – to read
Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
creí creímos
creíste creísteis
creyó creyeron
creer – to believe
Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
1. tú / oír 2. él / leer 3. vosotros / creer4. Uds. / oír5. yo / leer
Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
1. tú / oír tú oíste2. él / leer él leyó3. vosotros / creer vosotros creísteis 4. Uds. / oír Uds. oyeron5. yo / leer yo leí
Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
LEARNING TARGET
I can tell what happened using preterite forms of –er and –ir
verbs with a y spelling change.
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of irregular –er and –ir
verbs.
Learning Target: Tell what happened
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
English Grammar Connection: Irregular verbs do not follow the pattern of regular verbs. In English, irregular verbs in this tense do not end in –ed.
She went to the aquarium. Ella fue al acuario.
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
Ir, ser and hacer are irregular in the preterite tense.
The verb ir is irregular in the preterite. Its preterite forms are exactly the same as the preterite forms of ser.
Hacer also has irregular preterite forms. These verbs don’t have any accents in the
preterite.
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
fui fuimos fui fuimos hice hicimos
fuiste fuisteis fuiste fuisteis hiciste hicisteis
fue fueron fue fueron hizo hicieron
ir – to go ser –to be hacer – to do/make
The preterite forms of ir and ser are exactly the same. Use context clues to determine which verb is being used. Which sentence below used the verb ir and which sentence used the verb ser? How do you know?
Fuimos a la escuela. ¡Fue un día fenomenal! We went to school. It was a phenomenal day!
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE RETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Complete the following sentences with the correct preterite forms of hacer, ser, or ir. Then, tell whether you used ser or ir.
1. Nosotros ___________ la tarea; ____________ muy fácil.
2. Yo ________ a la playa. __________ esquí acuático.
3. ¿ _____________ellos al parque? ¿ Y qué __________ allí?
Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Complete the following sentences with the correct preterite forms of hacer, ser, or ir. Then, tell whether you used ser or ir.
1. Nosotros hicimos la tarea; fue muy fácil.
2. Yo fui a la playa. Hice esquí acuático.
3. ¿ Fueron ellos al parque? ¿ Y qué hicieron allí?