The document discusses the preterite or past tense in Spanish ("-ed" or irregular forms in English). It notes that the preterite is used to talk about completed actions in the past. For regular verbs, the stem is the infinitive stem. It provides examples of common -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. It then lists the preterite endings for -ar verbs as -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron and for -er/-ir verbs as -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. It reminds that accents are used on the "yo" and "él/ella/Ud

1. El Pretérito de los verbos

2. I talked to my friend. (regular) I bought a shirt. (irregular) I paid in cash. (irregular) El Pretérito : is a past tense (“-ed”) or irregulars in English talks about what happened is a completed action

3. The stem for regular verbs in the pretérito is the infinitive stem. To take, to drink Tom ar tom- To talk Habl ar habl- To eat Com er com- To drink Beb er beb- To open Abr ir abr- To leave Sal ir sal-

4. Pretérito endings for -ar verbs are: -é -aste -ó -amos -asteis -aron

5. Pretérito endings for –er / -ir verbs are: -í -iste -ió -imos -isteis -ieron

6. REMEMBER : accents on the “yo” form and the “él / ella / Ud.” form -ar / -ir “nosotros” form is the same in present and pretérito

7. (- ar verbs) Habl é habl aste habl ó habl amos habl asteis habl aron Por ejemplo: Habl ar = to talk

8. (- ar verbs) Tom é tom aste tom ó tom amos tom asteis tom aron Por ejemplo: tom ar = to drink, to take

9. (-er / -ir verbs) com í com iste com ió com imos com isteis com ieron Por ejemplo: com er = to eat

10. (-er / -ir verbs) abr í abr iste abr ió abr imos abr isteis abr ieron Por ejemplo: abr ir = to open