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El Preterito: the past tenseEl Preterito: the past tense

During this presentation you will learn During this presentation you will learn how to change verbs from the how to change verbs from the infinitive to past tense.infinitive to past tense.

There are 5 different categories of There are 5 different categories of Spanish verbs.Spanish verbs.

ARAR ERER IRIR IrregularIrregular Reflexive Reflexive

ArAr

The endings for all Ar verbs areThe endings for all Ar verbs are• ÉÉ• AsteAste• ÓÓ• AmosAmos• AsteisAsteis• AronAron

ArAr

ExampleExample• Hablar: to speakHablar: to speak

Yo hablYo habléé Tu hablTu hablasteaste El/Ella/Ud. hablEl/Ella/Ud. hablóó

Nosotros hablNosotros hablamosamos Vosotros hablVosotros hablasteisasteis Ellos hablEllos hablaronaron

Yo hablé español ayerYo hablé español ayer• I spoke spanish yesterdayI spoke spanish yesterday

Tú hablaste con el Sr.Ferry sobre el Tú hablaste con el Sr.Ferry sobre el examen.examen.• You spoke with Mr.Ferry about the You spoke with Mr.Ferry about the

exam.exam.

Er/IrEr/Ir

The endings for all Er/Ir verbs areThe endings for all Er/Ir verbs are• ÍÍ• IsteIste• IóIó• ImosImos• IsteisIsteis• ieronieron

ErEr

ExamplesExamples• ComComerer: to eat: to eat

ComComíí ComComisteiste ComComióió ComComimosimos ComComisteisisteis comcomieronieron

Yo comí una hamburguesa en In n Yo comí una hamburguesa en In n Out.Out.• I ate a hamburger at in and outI ate a hamburger at in and out

Las chicas comieron la ensaladaLas chicas comieron la ensalada• The girls ate the saladThe girls ate the salad

IRIR

• VivVivirir: to live: to live VivVivíí VivVivisteiste VivVivióió VivVivimosimos VivVivisteisisteis vivvivieronieron

Yo viví en Del Taco por un añoYo viví en Del Taco por un año• I lived in del taco for a yearI lived in del taco for a year

El vivió en Taco Bell por un añoEl vivió en Taco Bell por un año• He lived in taco bell for a yearHe lived in taco bell for a year

IrregularIrregular

Ser and Ir are examples of irregular Ser and Ir are examples of irregular verbs because they do not follow the verbs because they do not follow the rule of simply dropping the AR, ER, or rule of simply dropping the AR, ER, or IR and adding the ending that agrees IR and adding the ending that agrees with the subject.with the subject.

IrregularIrregular

Example ser/ir Example ser/ir • FuiFui• FuisteFuiste• FueFue• FuimosFuimos• FuisteisFuisteis• FueronFueron

You can see that You can see that the conjugation is the conjugation is different from the different from the infinitiveinfinitive

This is how it is This is how it is with all irregular with all irregular verbsverbs

More Irregular VerbsMore Irregular Verbs

Decir: to say / to Decir: to say / to telltell• DijeDije• dijistedijiste• DijoDijo• DijimosDijimos• DijisteisDijisteis• DijeronDijeron

Yo dije “hola” ayer.Yo dije “hola” ayer.• I said “hi” yesterday.I said “hi” yesterday.

Me dijo el profesor que tengo que Me dijo el profesor que tengo que hacer mi tarea.hacer mi tarea.• The professor told me that I have to do The professor told me that I have to do

my homework.my homework.

ReflexiveReflexive

A reflexive verb describes people A reflexive verb describes people doing things for themselves.doing things for themselves.• EXEX

Papa se lavaPapa se lava• Papa Papa washes himselfwashes himself

Como te llamas Como te llamas • What do you call yourself?What do you call yourself?

Reflexive in the preteriteReflexive in the preterite

LavarseLavarse: to wash oneself: to wash oneself Me lavéMe lavé Te lavasteTe lavaste Se lavóSe lavó Nos lavamosNos lavamos Os lavasteisOs lavasteis Se lavaronSe lavaron

Me lavé esta mañanaMe lavé esta mañana• I washed myself this morning. GO ME!I washed myself this morning. GO ME!

Mike se lavó el año pasadoMike se lavó el año pasado• Mike washed himself last year. ( yes that Mike washed himself last year. ( yes that

mike… its true… really.)mike… its true… really.)

ReflexiveReflexive

Reflexive verbs work Reflexive verbs work the same way in the the same way in the past tense as they do past tense as they do in the present tense, in the present tense, except you must except you must conjugate the verb in conjugate the verb in the preterite. the preterite.

You always conjugate You always conjugate a reflexive verb with a reflexive verb with the same beginning.the same beginning.

MEME

TETE

SESE

NOSNOS

OSOS

SESE

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