The Spanish Past Tense FlipBook

5 pieces of paperI will show you how to fold it.

2 staples at the top# each flap 1-10The top cover is #1

FLIP BOOK – write on each flap – write the yellow in one color and the white in another:

Flap #1 – (The very top page) EL PASADO & your name

Flap #2 – Preterite Endings Flap #3 – Imperfect Endings Flap #4 –The 3 Imperfect Irregulars (ir, ser, ver) Flap #5 –The 5 Common Irregular Preterite (Ir, Ser,

Ver, Dar, Hacer) Flap #6 – Preterite CAR, GAR, ZAR verbs Flap #7 – Preterite Sandal Verbs Flap #8 – Preterite Happy Queen Victoria Verbs Flap #9 – Preterite Clue Words & Rules For Usage Flap #10 – Imperfect Clue Words & Rules for usage

Flipbook Write the regular preterite and imperfect

endings (use your notes)

Flipbook Write the 5 common irregular preterite

conjugations Write the (ONLY) 3 irregular imperfect

conjugations Use your notes

Flipbook Notes on car, gar, zar verbs

-car qué-zar cé-gar gué

Verbs which end in –GAR, CAR, and -ZAR are only irregular in the YO form of the preterite tense!

Let´s take a closer look!

-CARThe c changes to qu and then you add the yo form é ending

buscar yo busqué

ejemplo

busqué buscamos

buscaste

buscó buscaron

-ZARThe z changes to c and then you add the yo form é ending

empezar yo empecéejemplo

empecé empezamos

empezaste

empezó empezaron

-GARThe g changes to gu and then you add the yo form é ending

pagar yo paguéejemplo

pagué pagamos

pagaste

pagó pagaron

-gar -car -zarCegar – to blind, cover Aparcar - topark Almorzar

Colgar – to hang up buscarAutorizar – to authorize

jugar Clarificar – to clarify Cazar – to hunt

llegar clasificar Comenzar – to begin

pagarDestacar – to stand out Cruzar – to cross

Plegar – to fold Empacar – to pack empezar

Regar –to water Justificar – to justify Forzar – to force

Rogar – to beg practicar organizar

Tragar – to swallow sacar simbolizar

Vagar – to roam, wander tocar Tropezarse – to trip

COMMON

CARGARZAR

VERBS

CéZar the GuéGar had a QuéCar

Verbos de Sandalia – ir stem changing verbs in the preteriteUse your notes to write more examples

-ir verbs that stem change in the present tense DO change in the preterite, but in a different way:

-IR stem-changing verbs change e -> i and o-> u in the third person singular & plural (él, ella, Ud., ellos, ellas, Uds.)

pedí pedimos

pediste  

pidió pidieron

Write in flipbook:Verbos De Sandalia Morir to die murió, murieron Dormir to sleep durmió, durmieron Pedir to ask/order pidió, pidieron Vestirse to get dressed se vistió, se

vistieron Repetir to repeat repitió , repitieron Seguir to follow siguió, siguieron Servir to serve sirvió, sirvieron Preferir to prefer prefirió, prefirieron Divertirse to have fun se divirtió, se

divirtieron Sentirse to feel se sintió, se sintieron

Happy Queen Victoria VerbsAdd info to your flipbook

There are 12 verbs that have irregular stems in the preterite and they all take the same irregular preterite verb endings

traje trajimos

trajiste  

trajo trajeron

dije dijimos

dijiste  

dijo dijeron

-e-iste

-o-imos-ieron

(-eron for verbs that end in j)

Which verb do you already

know that has these

endings???

HACER

TenerEstarAndar

HacerQuererVenir

PoderPonerSaber

DecirTraerConducir

tuv-estuv-anduv-

hic-quis-vin-

pud-pus-sup-

dij-*traj-*conduj-*

+

-e-iste-o-imos-ieron (-eron*)

*verbs whose stem ends inj drop the I and add -eronto the ustedes/ellos/ellas

endings

tener tuve tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvieron estar estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvieron andar anduve anduviste anduvo anduvimos anduvieron hacer hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicieron querer quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisieron venir vine viniste vino vinimos vinieron poder pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudieron poner puse pusiste puso pusimos pusieron saber supe supiste supo supimos supieron decir dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijeron traer traje trajiste trajo trajimos trajeron conducir conduje condujiste condujo condujimos condujeron

Happy Queen Victoria VerbsTuve, Estuve y Anduve

(Tener Estar Andar)

Hice, Quise, Vine, Pude (Hacer Querer Venir Poder)

Puse, Supe, Cupe, Dije (Poner Saber Caber Decir)

Traje y Conduje (Traer Conducir)

To the tune of “10 Little Indians”

C for caber can be PleasePass SugarCubes

Remember that the preterite tells us specifically when an action took place and the imperfect tells us in general when an action took place.

Pull out your flipbook – we are going to write down the rules and indicator rules.

The Spanish Past Tense FlipBook For flap #9 & #10: Divide the page in half and write the Indicator words on the left (Span & English) & the rules on the right

Use your notes to fill out the rules, today I will show you indicator words

Some words and phrases indicate specific time frames, and

therefore signal the use of the preterite.

• anoche – last night• anteayer – day before yesterday

• ayer – yesterday• ayer por la mañana/la tarde – yesterday morning/afternoon

• de repente - suddenly• desde el primer momento – from the first moment

• el año/el mes/el día pasado – the past year, past month, past day • en ese momento - in that moment

• entonces - then• esta mañana/tarde/noche – that morning, afternoon, night

• hace dos días, años – two days/years ago• la semana pasada – last week

• los días de la semana – the days of the week• los meses del año – the months of the year

• por (time period) – for ex: Por el resto de su vida.• empezar a – to begin/start• terminar de – to end

Words and phrases that indicate repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the imperfect.

A menudo - often A veces - sometimes Cada . . . – each/every Con frecuencia -

frequently De vez en cuando –

once in awhile Frecuentemente -

frequently Generalmente -

generally Mientras –while• Muchas veces – many

times• Mucho – a lot• Nunca - never

• Por un rato – for awhile• Siempre - always• Tantas veces – so

many times• Todas las semanas –

every week• Todo el tiempo – all the

time• Todos los días – every

day• Varias veces – various

times• estaba +ando/iendo –

was/were ____+ing• había– there was/were

Spelling Change Verbs

Why? Er verb ends are: ió and ieronSo you think: creió and creieronIt is too weak to be heard between the strong vowels "o" and the "e", so change the i to a y and it can be heard and now all are happy! Creyó creyeron

For verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, and –oer

creí creímoscreístecreyó creyeron

Add accents to tú and nosotros (already should have one on yo)

Why? Because the  "i" is weak in the face of a stronger vowel, it requires an accent mark to give it voice (so we can hear it)

Some others: CaerLeerOír