1. Los verbos pretéritos
Past tense
Uses:
• Completed actions in the past
(I went, I drank, I ate, I played)
• Actions with a time frame
(Last week, yesterday, three years ago)
3. AR Los verbos pretéritos
Take off AR
Escuchar – to listen
I Escuch é We Escuch amos
You Escuch aste You (pl) Escuch asteis
He/she Escuch ó They Escuch aron
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5. ER/IR Los verbos pretéritos
Take off / IR ER
Comer – to eat
I Com í We Com imos
You Com iste You (pl) Com isteis
He/she Com ió They Com ieron
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7. IRREGULAR Los verbos pretéritos
Use hacer as Apply same ending to
No accents on irregulars
a model irregular stems
Hice Tuv e I had
Hiciste Pud e I could
Hizo Estuv e I was
Hicimos Anduv e I walked
Hicisteis Pus e I put
Hicieron Sup e I knew
Quis e I wanted
9. Gar / Car Los verbos pretéritos
Llegar – to arrive Tocar – to play (instrument)
Gar verbs change to Car verbs change to
GUE in the first person QUE in the first person
only. only.
Llegué = I arrived Toqué = I played
Llegaste = You arrived Tocaste = You played
Pagar = to pay / jugar = to play / pegar = to stick / plegar = to fold
Sacar = to take (out) / pescar = to fish / buscar = to look for / acercar = to approach