El pretérito Preterite The simple past tense. Used to describe... A.... the beginning or end of an...

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El El pretérito pretérito Preterite Preterite The simple past tense The simple past tense

Transcript of El pretérito Preterite The simple past tense. Used to describe... A.... the beginning or end of an...

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El pretéritoEl pretéritoPreterite Preterite

The simple past tenseThe simple past tense

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Used to describe . . .Used to describe . . .A.A. . . . the beginning or end of an action.. . . the beginning or end of an action.

Ex1:Ex1: Ellos comenzaron a comer la cenaEllos comenzaron a comer la cena

They began to eat dinner.They began to eat dinner.

Ex2: La tienda cerró a las diez.Ex2: La tienda cerró a las diez.

The store closed at 10.The store closed at 10.

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Used to describe . . .Used to describe . . .B. . . . a simple, completed action in the pastB. . . . a simple, completed action in the past

Ex1: Comí anocheEx1: Comí anoche

I ate last nightI ate last night

Ex2: Corriste en el parque ayerEx2: Corriste en el parque ayer

You ran in the park yesterdayYou ran in the park yesterday

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Used to describe . . .Used to describe . . .C. . . . an action within a fixed period of timeC. . . . an action within a fixed period of time

Ex: Reagan fue presidente de 1980 a 1988.Ex: Reagan fue presidente de 1980 a 1988.Reagan was president from 1980 Reagan was president from 1980 to 1988.to 1988.

* The use of the preterite stresses the time limit! * The use of the preterite stresses the time limit! [---------------------][---------------------]

began endedbegan ended

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-ar-ar verbs verbs

-é-é -amos-amos

-aste-aste --

-ó-ó -aron-aron

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comprarcomprarcomprécompréI boughtI bought

compramoscompramosWe boughtWe bought

comprastecomprasteYou boughtYou bought

comprócompróHe, she, you boughtHe, she, you bought

CompraronCompraronThey, you all boughtThey, you all bought

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-er / -ir-er / -ir verbs verbs

-í-í -imos-imos

-iste-iste --

-ió-ió -ieron-ieron

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vendervendervendívendíI soldI sold

vendimosvendimosWe soldWe sold

vendistevendisteYou soldYou sold

vendióvendióHe, she, you soldHe, she, you sold

vendieronvendieronThey, you all soldThey, you all sold

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vivirvivirvivívivíI livedI lived

vivimosvivimosWe livedWe lived

vivistevivisteYou livedYou lived

vivióvivióHe, she, you livedHe, she, you lived

vivieronvivieronThey, you all livedThey, you all lived

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Some irregularitiesSome irregularities-car, -gar, -zar-car, -gar, -zar verbs verbs

1.1. --car car -qué -qué

2.2. -gar -gar -gué -gué

3.3. -zar -zar -cé -cé

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Why?Why?1.1. This change occurs in the This change occurs in the yo yo form form

only!only!

2.2. This change occurs in order to keep This change occurs in order to keep the pronunciation the same; to the pronunciation the same; to preserve the pronunciation.preserve the pronunciation.

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ExamplesExamples

Ex1:Ex1: busbuscarcar bus busquéqué

Ex2:Ex2: llellegargar llelleguégué

Ex3:Ex3: almoralmorzarzar almor almorcécé

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Irregular verbsIrregular verbsirirserserhacerhacer

dardarestarestartenertener

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irirFuiFui FuimosFuimos

FuisteFuiste FuisteisFuisteis

FueFue FueronFueron

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serserFuiFui FuimosFuimos

FuisteFuiste FuisteisFuisteis

FueFue FueronFueron

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hacerhacerHiceHice HicimosHicimos

HicisteHiciste HicisteisHicisteis

HizoHizo hicieronhicieron

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dardarDiDi DimosDimos

DisteDiste DisteisDisteis

DioDio DieronDieron

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estarestarEstuveEstuve EstuvimosEstuvimos

EstuvisteEstuviste EstuvisteisEstuvisteis

EstuvoEstuvo EstuvieronEstuvieron

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tenertenerTuveTuve TuvimosTuvimos

TuvisteTuviste TuvisteisTuvisteis

TuvoTuvo TuvieronTuvieron

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NoteNote

None of the irregular None of the irregular verbs carry accent verbs carry accent

marks!marks!

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Key wordsKey words

AyerAyer yesterdayyesterday

AnocheAnoche last nightlast night

AnteayerAnteayer day before lastday before last

Esta mañana Esta mañana this morningthis morning

Esta tardeEsta tarde this afternoonthis afternoon

Esta nocheEsta noche this evening, tonightthis evening, tonight

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Key words 2Key words 2

_____ pasado_____ pasado last _____last _____

Ex: la semana pasadaEx: la semana pasada last weeklast week

el año pasadoel año pasado last yearlast year

el sábado pasadoel sábado pasado last Saturdaylast Saturday