El pretéritoLos con cambios en los radicales

Regular verbs:◦Regular –ar verbs◦-car, -gar, -zar verbs◦Regular –er/-ir verbs◦Stem change verbs

Intro to the past tense

Indicator phrases for preterit

AyerAnoche

El año pasadoAnteayer

Esta mañanaEl verano pasado

La semana pasadaEl mes pasado

Hace 2 díasHace 3 años

YesterdayLast nightLast yearDay before yesterdayThis morningLast summerLast weekLast monthTwo days agoThree years ago

Only –ir verbs stem change.

Only in the third person – sandal ≠ shoe◦ él/ella/Ud.◦ Ellos/ellas/Uds.

Drop the “e” in the change.◦ e > i◦ o > u

3 stem-change rules

-í -imos

-iste -isteis

-ió -ieron

Regular –er/-ir endings

Me vestíI got dressed

Nos vestimosWe got dressed

Te vestisteYou got dressed

Os vestisteisY’all got dressed

Se vistiós/he got dressed

Se vistieronThey got dressed

vestirse– to get dressed

servíI served

servimosWe served

servisteYou served

servisteisY’all served

sirviós/he served

sirvieronThey served

servir– to serve

dormíI slept

dormimosWe got dressed

dormisteYou slept

dormisteisY’all slept

durmiós/he slept

durmieronThey slept

dormir– to sleep

They slept in the school last night.◦ Ellos _____ en la escuela anoche.

She got dressed for church.◦ Ella _____ para la iglesia.

I had fun at the party.◦ Yo _____ a la fiesta.

We served the people at the dinner.◦ Nosotros _____ las personas a la cena.

Let’s practice!

Identify the regular –er/-ir preterit endings. List 4 stem-change verbs. Conjugate any stem change verb. Communicate using the preterit.

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Can you do this in the preterit?These are the goals of this lesson