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To achieve a Grade C or above at GCSE, you
will have to use the Past Tenses in your
Speaking and Writing.
There are three tenses that you
can use:
The PreteriteThe Imperfect
The Perfect
Preterite Tense
I played
I did play
In English:
The Imperfect
I was playing
I used to play
The Perfect
I have played
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In English: I bought / I did buy
The Preterite Tense is formed by adding endings onto the stem.
AR Verbscomprar
IYou (sg)He / she / itWeYou (pl)They
compr compr compr compr compr compr
comprécomprastecomprócompramoscomprasteiscompraron
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Practice………Practice………caminar(to walk)
dibujar(to draw)
hablar(to speak)
mirar(to watch)
trabajar(to work)
1. I walked
2. She watched
3. They worked
4. We drew
5. You (sg) spoke
caminé
miró
trabajaron
dibujamos
hablaste
6. He spoke
7. You (pl) walked
8. I worked
9. We watched
10.I drew
habló
caminasteis
trabajé
miramos
dibujé
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ER and IR Verbs vender vivir
IYou (sg)He / she / itWeYou (pl)They
vend viv vend viv vend viv vend viv vend viv vend viv
vendí vivívendiste vivistevendió vivióvendimos vivimosvendisteis vivisteisvendieron vivieron
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Practice………Practice………romper
(to break)
correr(to run)
comer(to eat)
elegir(to choose)
discutir(to discuss)
1. We ran
2. He ate
3. I chose
4. You (sg) broke
5. They discussed
corrimos
comió
elegí
rompiste
discutieron
6. You (pl) broke
7. She discussed
8. We ate
9. I ran
10. You (sg) chose
rompisteis
discutió
comimos
corrí
elegiste
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Irregular preterites:Irregular preterites:andar
caber
dar
decir
estar
haber
hacer
ir
poderponerproducirquerersabersertenertraervenirver
to walk
to fit
to give
to say
to be
to have
to do/make
to go
to be ableto putto produceto wantto knowto beto haveto bringto cometo see
All of these verbs are
irregular in the Preterite Tense.
In other words, they don’t
follow any of the patterns that we have already seen.
Check the summary sheet for the verb forms.
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In English: I was playing / I used to play
Like the Preterite Tense, the Imperfect is formed by adding endings onto the stem.
AR Verbsdejar
ER and IR Verbs temer vivir
dej dej dej dej dej dej
tem viv tem viv tem viv tem viv tem viv tem viv
dejabadejabasdejaba
dejabandejabaisdejábamos
temía vivíatemías vivíastemía vivíatemíamos vivíamostemíais vivíaistemían vivían
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One of the good things about the Imperfect Tense is that it only has 3 irregular verbs !
Ser (to be)Ser (to be) Ir (to go)Ir (to go) Ver (to see)Ver (to see)eraerasera
éramoseraiseran
ibaibasiba
íbamosibaisiban
veíaveíasveía
veíamosveíaisveían
Irregularstem and endings
Uses –ARendings
Stem hasan extra e
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Practice……Practice……ganar
(to win)
cocinar(to cook)
creer(to believe)
esconder(to hide)
decidir(to decide)
1. I was winning
2. You (pl) were hiding
3. He was cooking
4. We were deciding
5. You (sg) were believing
ganaba
escondíais
cocinaba
decidíamos
creías
6. She used to believe
7. They used to hide
8. I used to win
9. We used to cook
10. You (sg) used to decide
creía
escondían
ganaba
cocinábamos
decidías
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In English: I have played
To form the Perfect Tense you need part of the verb haber and a past participle.
haber
he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han
+ past participle
llegar lleg llegado
comer com comido
unir un unido
toarriveto
eattojoin
I have arrived He llegadoHe has eaten Ha comidoWe have joined Hemos unidoYou (sg) have eaten
Has comidoYou (pl) have joined
Habéis unidoThey have arrived
Han llegado
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Practice………Practice………What are the past participles of these verbs ?
bailar amar permitir
deber aprender entrar
temer vivir admitir
desear esperar beber
decidir prometer existir
bailado amado permitido
debido aprendido entrado
temido vivido admitido
deseado esperado bebido
decidido prometido existido
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There are some irregular past There are some irregular past participles:participles:
abrir
cubrir
decir
escribir
hacer
morir
poner
resolver
ver
volver
to open
to cover
to say
to write
to do/make
to die
to put
to solve
to see
to return
abierto
cubierto
dicho
escrito
hecho
muerto
puesto
resuelto
visto
vuelto
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So thereyou are…
A tour A tour of the of the
past tensespast tenses
Now have a go Now have a go at the exercisesat the exercisesto check your to check your understandingunderstanding
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