-AR Preterite Verbs (past tense)
Preterite Verbs• Preterite means “past tense”• Preterite verbs deal with
“completed past action”• The ending tells who did the
action.
-AR Preterite EndingsYo -é Nosotros -amosTú -aste Vosotros -asteisÉlEllaUd.
-óEllosEllasUds.
-aron
Take off the –AR and add the correct ending.Don’t forget accent marks in YO & TÚ forms.
-AR Preterite EndingsCompare Present tense to Preterite tense:•Present Tense Preterite Tense-o -amos -é -amos-as -áis -aste -asteis-a -an -ó -aron
Yo hablo (I talk) Yo hablé (I talked)Tú hablas (You talk) Tú hablaste (You talked)Ella habla (she talks) Ella habló (She talked)José habla (he talks) José habló (He talked)Uds. hablan(You talk) Uds. hablaron(Youtalked)
-AR Preterite Endings
Let’s do a regular-AR verb.
TIRAR--to throwTake off the “ar” and attach the endings to the stem (tir)
Yo tiréI threw
Nosotros tiramosWe threw
Tú tirasteyou threw
Vosotros tirasteisY’all threw
ÉlEllaUd.
tiróHe/she threwYou threw
EllosEllasUds.
tiraronThey threwYou all threw
HABLAR--to speakTake off the “ar” and attach the appropriate endings to the stem
(Habl)
Yo habléI spoke
Nosotros hablamosWe spoke
Tú hablasteyou spoke
Vosotros hablasteisY’all spoke
ÉlEllaUd.
hablóHe/she spokeYou spoke
EllosEllasUds.
hablaronThey spokeYou all spoke
AYUDAR--to helpTake off the “ar” and add the appropriate endings to the stem (Ayud)
Yo ayudéI helped
Nosotros ayudamosWe helped
Tú ayudasteyou helped
Vosotros ayudasteisY’all helped
ÉlEllaUd.
ayudóHe/she helpedYou helped
EllosEllasUds.
ayudaronThey helpedYou all helped
-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR Verbs
• Verbs ending in –car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the preterite YO form
-CAR C changes to QUÉ Yo busquéI looked for…
-GAR G changes to GUÉ Yo lleguéI arrived
-ZAR Z changes to CÉ Yo almorcéI ate lunch
Por ejemplo: (-car verbs)Buscar – to look for
• ONLY the YO form is irregular!
Yo busquéI looked for
Nosotros buscamosWe looked for
Tú buscasteyou looked for
Vosotros buscasteisY’all looked for
ÉlEllaUd.
buscóHe/she looked forYou looked for
EllosEllasUds.
buscaronThey looked forYou all looked for
Por ejemplo: -gar verbs Llegar – to arrive
Yo lleguéI arrived
Nosotros llegamosWe arrived
Tú llegasteyou arrived
Vosotros llegasteisY’all arrived
ÉlEllaUd.
llegóHe/she arrivedYou arrived
EllosEllasUds.
llegaronThey arrivedYou all arrived
• ONLY the YO form is irregular!
Por ejemplo: -zar verbs Empezar – to begin
• ONLY the YO form is irregular!• Do NOT Stem-change –AR verbs in the Preterite!
Yo empecéI began
Nosotros empezamosWe began
Tú empezasteyou began
Vosotros empezasteisY’all began
ÉlEllaUd.
empezóHe/she beganYou began
EllosEllasUds.
empezaronThey beganYou all began
Words that Indicate the PAST
Ayer YesterdayAnteayer Day before yesterdayAnoche Last night
El año pasado Last yearEl mes pasado Last month
Una vez One time
Complete these sentences with the correct Preterite form of the verb.
1. Ayer yo _______ con mi madre. (hablar)
2. Anoche tú _______ el baloncesto. (practicar)
3. Marta ________ la tele anteayer. (mirar)
4. Sara y yo _________ con Jorge el viernes. (hablar).
5. Mateo y Julia _______ a su padre una vez. (ayudar)
6. Guillermo __________ la pelota ayer. (tirar)
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