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El pretritoa form of the past tenseRegular AR verbs

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Qu es el pretrito?

It is one of the 2 forms of the past tense commonly used in Spanish.

The preterit is typically used to express actions:

when an action began: [last night, in 1873, 12 years ago, etc.]

when an action ended: [this morning, in 1612, last Tuesday, etc.]

how long the action took, the duration [for 18 years, for a semester, etc.]

to express that the action happened only once, or suddenly

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The preterit is not for the impatient.

There are REGULAR AR VERBS

IRREGULAR AR VERBS

REGULAR ER AND IR VERBS

IRREGULAR ER & IR VERBS

STEM-CHANGING VERBS

REGULARLY IRREGULAR VERBS

TOTALLY IRREGULAR VERBS Well go through these step by step, case by

case. NO PANICKING!!!

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Regular AR verbs

drop thear and add:

yo --

t -aste

lella --

Ud.

nosotros -amos

ellosellas --aron

Uds.

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practicamos

trabajar

yo trabaj

t trabajaste

ella trabaj

nosotros trabajamos

Uds. trabajaron

I worked. I did work.

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ms prctica

hablar estudiar

habl

hablaste

habl

hablamos

hablaron

estudi

estudiaste

estudi

estudiamos

estudiaron

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por qu es necesario e importante el

?

hablo vs. habl

canto vs. cant

una persona diferente, un tiempo diferente

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When in doubt

If you come across a new verb, assume that it is regular unless there

is something to indicate otherwise.

What are the t forms of:

reinar zangarrear encapuchar

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Algunos verbos especialesHay algunos verbos -AR con la forma de YO irregular.

These irregular YO forms are spelling changes in order to

maintain the original pronunciation of the infinitive.

The regular AR endings are still used:

amos

aste

aron

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Hay 3 categoras de

irregularidades

Verbs that end with -CAR

In Spanish, just as in English, the combination of CE

sounds like SE [cent, cell, etc.].

Ca, Co, Cu (cat, copy, cucumberK)

The C is changed to QU in order to maintain the

original pronunciation

[CA sounds like KA, but theres no K in Spanish so QU

is used].

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Por ejemplo

practicar:

practiqu--NOT practic

las otras formas son regulares:

practicaste

practic

practicamos

practicaron

Practicaste un deporte el ao pasado? Qu

deporte?

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Otros verbos similares

tocar--to play an instrument, to touch

Tocaste un instrumento musical en el pasado?

buscar--to look for

Buscaste algo anoche?

Toqu/ No toqu

Busqu / No busque

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Verbs that end with -GAR

Because GE sounds like a soft G, a U is added to

maintain the hard G of the infinitive

jugar--to play a game, sport

jugu--irregular

jugaste

jug formas

jugamos regulares

jugaron

gamego

gun

giant

general

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Otros verbos con -GAR

pagar--to pay, pay for

Cunto pagaste por tus libros este semestre?

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Verbs that end with -ZARFor no good reason whatsoever, ZE is an impossible combination in Spanish

[rendering illegal my last name....].

A ZE combination changes to CE

empezar comenzar--to start

empec

empezasteempez

empezamos

empezaron

A qu hora empezaste tus clases el

semestre pasado?

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Los usos

The preterit refers to actions and time periods that are completed, over and done with.

En agosto de 2007 yo visit Costa Rica.

completed actionthe trip; completedtime periodAugust 2007

Mi esposo y yo viajamos por 2

semanas.

duration2 weeks has a specific

beginning and end point.

Empezamos el viaje en San Jos,la capital.

the beginning of the trip/action

Terminamos las vacaciones en

Jac, una playa.the end of the trip/action

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Vocabulario relacionado

When these words appear in a sentence, youll usually have to use the preterit

because they refer to a specific moment in time in the past.

ayer anoche una vez

anteayer

el ao pasado

semestre

mes

la semana pasada

clase

primavera

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Qu pas?

practicar, ensear

usar

trabajar

planear

llorarcantar

bailar

celebrar

casarse**

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Preguntarse

handout

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Para terminar

Choose 2 of these verbs and tell me one thing that you did do and one thing

that you did not do yesterday [AYER]. You MUST use the preterit! And TWO

DIFFERENT VERBS!

estudiar matemticas hablar por telfono

trabajar en una oficina usar una computadora

viajar a Bolivia practicar un instrumento musical

cantar robar un banco

bailar comprar un libro

nadar mirar un programa

For the next classlearn the verb endingsmini prueba