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AR preterite verbs
This document provides information about Spanish preterite verbs (past tense verbs ending in -AR, -ER, -IR). It explains that preterite verbs refer to completed past actions and that the verb endings indicate who performed the action. It gives the preterite endings for -AR verbs and provides examples of conjugating regular -AR, -ER, -IR verbs as well as irregular -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR verbs in the preterite tense. It also lists words that indicate the past and includes an exercise to practice using preterite verbs.
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AR preterite verbs
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- 2. Preterite Verbs • Preteritemeans “past tense” • Preterite verbs deal with “completed past action” • The ending tells who did the action.
- 3. -AR Preterite Endings Yo-é Nosotros -amos Tú -aste Vosotros -asteis Él Ella Ud. -ó Ellos Ellas Uds. -aron Take off the –AR and add the correct ending. Don’t forget accent marks in YO & TÚ forms.
- 4. -AR Preterite Endings ComparePresent tense to Preterite tense: •Present Tense Preterite Tense -o -amos -é -amos -as -áis -aste -asteis -a -an -ó -aron Yo hablo (I talk) Yo hablé (I talked) Tú hablas (You talk) Tú hablaste (You talked) Ella habla (she talks) Ella habló (She talked) José habla (he talks) José habló (He talked) Uds. hablan(You talk) Uds. hablaron(Youtalked)
- 5. -AR Preterite Endings Let’sdo a regular -AR verb.
- 6. TIRAR--to throw Take offthe “ar” and attach the endings to the stem (tir) Yo tiré I threw Nosotros tiramos We threw Tú tiraste you threw Vosotros tirasteis Y’all threw Él Ella Ud. tiró He/she threw You threw Ellos Ellas Uds. tiraron They threw You all threw
- 7. HABLAR--to speak Take offthe “ar” and attach the appropriate endings to the stem (Habl) Yo hablé I spoke Nosotros hablamos We spoke Tú hablaste you spoke Vosotros hablasteis Y’all spoke Él Ella Ud. habló He/she spoke You spoke Ellos Ellas Uds. hablaron They spoke You all spoke
- 8. AYUDAR--to help Take offthe “ar” and add the appropriate endings to the stem (Ayud) Yo ayudé I helped Nosotros ayudamos We helped Tú ayudaste you helped Vosotros ayudasteis Y’all helped Él Ella Ud. ayudó He/she helped You helped Ellos Ellas Uds. ayudaron They helped You all helped
- 9. -CAR, -GAR, -ZARVerbs • Verbs ending in –car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the preterite YO form -CAR C changes to QUÉ Yo busqué I looked for… -GAR G changes to GUÉ Yo llegué I arrived -ZAR Z changes to CÉ Yo almorcé I ate lunch
- 10. Por ejemplo: (-carverbs) Buscar – to look for • ONLY the YO form is irregular! Yo busqué I looked for Nosotros buscamos We looked for Tú buscaste you looked for Vosotros buscasteis Y’all looked for Él Ella Ud. buscó He/she looked for You looked for Ellos Ellas Uds. buscaron They looked for You all looked for
- 11. Por ejemplo: -garverbs Llegar – to arrive Yo llegué I arrived Nosotros llegamos We arrived Tú llegaste you arrived Vosotros llegasteis Y’all arrived Él Ella Ud. llegó He/she arrived You arrived Ellos Ellas Uds. llegaron They arrived You all arrived • ONLY the YO form is irregular!
- 12. Por ejemplo: -zarverbs Empezar – to begin • ONLY the YO form is irregular! • Do NOT Stem-change –AR verbs in the Preterite! Yo empecé I began Nosotros empezamos We began Tú empezaste you began Vosotros empezasteis Y’all began Él Ella Ud. empezó He/she began You began Ellos Ellas Uds. empezaron They began You all began
- 13. Words that Indicatethe PAST Ayer Yesterday Anteayer Day before yesterday Anoche Last night El año pasado Last year El mes pasado Last month Una vez One time
- 14. Complete these sentenceswith the correct Preterite form of the verb. 1. Ayer yo _______ con mi madre. (hablar) 2. Anoche tú _______ el baloncesto. (practicar) 3. Marta ________ la tele anteayer. (mirar) 4. Sara y yo _________ con Jorge el viernes. (hablar). 5. Mateo y Julia _______ a su padre una vez. (ayudar) 6. Guillermo __________ la pelota ayer. (tirar)