El PretéritoEl Pretérito

El PreteritoEl Preterito

So far, you have worked with the So far, you have worked with the present tenses in Spanish.present tenses in Spanish.

There are 2 past tenses in Spanish.There are 2 past tenses in Spanish.

We are going to learn the preterite We are going to learn the preterite tense.tense.

The Preterite TenseThe Preterite Tense

The preterite is used for talking about The preterite is used for talking about actions completed in the past.actions completed in the past.

Preterite of regular - AR verbsPreterite of regular - AR verbs

To form the preterite of a regular –AR To form the preterite of a regular –AR verb, you drop the -AR, then add the verb, you drop the -AR, then add the correct ending to the stem.correct ending to the stem.

When you drop the –AR of the verb, When you drop the –AR of the verb, you are left with the stem.you are left with the stem.

Hablar -> HablHablar -> Habl

Comprar -> Compr Comprar -> Compr

Preterite of regular –AR verbsPreterite of regular –AR verbs

-é-é -amos-amos

-aste-aste xx

-ó-ó -aron-aron

Yo habléYo hablé

I talked, I did talk, I was I talked, I did talk, I was talkingtalking

Nosotros hablamosNosotros hablamosWe talked, we did talk, We talked, we did talk,

we were talkingwe were talking

Tú hablasteTú hablasteYou talked, you did talk, You talked, you did talk,

you are talkingyou are talking

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Él hablóÉl hablóHe talked, he did talk, He talked, he did talk, he was talkinghe was talking

Ellos hablaronEllos hablaronThey talked, they did They talked, they did

talk, they were talk, they were talkingtalking

Aguas (careful!)Aguas (careful!)

This tense can be tricky because the This tense can be tricky because the accents are so important and really accents are so important and really change the meaning = change the meaning =

Hablo = I talk. Hablo = I talk.

Habló = He/she talked.Habló = He/she talked.

Bailar- to danceBailar- to dance

Yo bailéI cleaned, I did clean,

I was cleaning

Nosotros bailamos

Tú bailaste x

Él bailó Ellos bailaron

Estudiar = to studyEstudiar = to study

Yo estudiéYo estudié Nosotros estudiamosNosotros estudiamos

Tú estudiasteTú estudiaste x

Él estudióÉl estudió Ellos estudiaronEllos estudiaron

En el paquete….En el paquete….

1. My brother helped my parents =1. My brother helped my parents =

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2.I prepared the dinner = 2.I prepared the dinner = ________________________________________________________________

3.My parents worked a lot = 3.My parents worked a lot = ________________________________________________________________

4.Did you buy fruit? 4.Did you buy fruit? ______________________________________________________________

5. Did you take care of your lil brother? 5. Did you take care of your lil brother?

__________________________________________________________________________________________6.Did the children study? 6.Did the children study? ________________________________________________________________________________________7.The girls visited their grandparents = 7.The girls visited their grandparents =

__________________________________________________________________________8.Lola and Carmen listened to music = 8.Lola and Carmen listened to music =

__________________________________________________________________________9. Día talked with Paolo. 9. Día talked with Paolo.

____________________________________________________________________________________10.Karina and and I danced at the party = 10.Karina and and I danced at the party =

________________________________________________________________________11. Your friend sang in the chorus. 11. Your friend sang in the chorus.

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