Preterite Next we’re going to learn how to talk about the past in Spanish. One way is to talk...

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Preterite Preterite Next we’re going to learn how to talk about the past in Spanish. One way is to talk about an action that started and finished in the past. This tense is called the preterite.

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Page 1: Preterite Next we’re going to learn how to talk about the past in Spanish. One way is to talk about an action that started and finished in the past. This.

PreteritePreterite

Next we’re going to learn how to talk about the past in Spanish. One way is to talk about an action that started and finished in the past. This tense is called the preterite.

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In English, a preterite form looks like this: walk > walked play > played say > said drive > drove be > was, were

Some are regular (predictable): play > played

Others are irregular (unpredictable): go > went

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In this presentation, we’ll look at the regular preterite endings.

Notice the accent marks on the yo (é or í) and

él ( ó or ió) forms. They are very important!

Also notice that the nosotros form is the same in both the present and the preterite

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Ar preterite endings

yo

Èl

Ella

usted

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

ustedes

é

aste

ó

amos

asteis

aron

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Let’s Practice!Let’s Practice!

Hablar yo _______ tú _______ él _______ nosotros ______ Vosotros______ ellos _______

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hablar preterite endings

yo

Èl

Ella

usted

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

ustedes

hablé

hablaste

habló

hablamos

hablasteis

hablaron

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Otro verbo, por favor!Otro verbo, por favor!

Caminar yo _______ tú _______ él _______ nosotros ______ Vosotros______ ellos _______

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caminar = to walk

yo

Èl

Ella

usted

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

ustedes

caminé

caminaste

caminó

caminamos

caminasteis

caminaron

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er/ir preterite endings

yo

Èl

Ella

usted

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

ustedes

í

iste

imos

isteis

ieron

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Take a closer look!Take a closer look!

AR ER/Ir

-é -í -aste - -iste -ó -ió -amos - imos asteis -isteis -aron -ieron

The endings are very similar, except that the –er/-ir verb endings always contain an –i- and the –ar verb endings never do.

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!

Beber yo _______ tú _______ él _______ nosotros _______ Vosotros _______ ellos _______

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beber = to drink

yo

Èl

Ella

usted

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

ustedes

bebí

bebiste

bebió

bebimos

bebisteis

bebieron

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Otro verbo, por favor!Otro verbo, por favor!

Recibir = to receive yo _______ tú _______ él _______ nosotros ______ Vosotros ______ ellos _______

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recibir

yo

Èl

Ella

usted

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos

Ellas

ustedes

recibí

recibiste

recibió

recibimos

recibisteis

recibieron

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Vamos a practicarVamos a practicar

Yo_______(tomar) un refresco anoche.Yo_______(tomar) un refresco anoche.

Ella ____(comprar) un libro ayer.Ella ____(comprar) un libro ayer.

Nosotros_____(comer) hamburguesas la Nosotros_____(comer) hamburguesas la semana pasada.semana pasada.

Tú _______ (recibir) una carta el año Tú _______ (recibir) una carta el año pasado.pasado.

Ellos _______(lavar) la ropa.Ellos _______(lavar) la ropa.

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¡Ya está clase !¡Ya está clase !That’s all, folks!That’s all, folks!