Preterite Tense

Preterite Tense

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When to use the preterite tense?

• Completed past action

• Specific start and end time (el cinco de mayo, a las 3)

Multiple Choice

Check for understanding:

When do you use the preterite tense?

• A completed past action

• A future action

• An action currently happening

How do you form the preterite tense?

• Take off the last two letters of the infinitive (-AR, -ER, -IR)

• Figure out what/who the subject is

• Add the appropriate ending based on the subject

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Preterite Tense Endings

• The YO & ÉL/ELLA/USTED forms have accents

• The endings for ER/IR verbs are exactly the same

Multiple Choice

Check for understanding:

Which forms of the preterite have an accent?

• Nosotros & Tú

• Yo & él/ella/usted

• Ellos/ellas/ustedes

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What is the YO form for an -AR verb in the preterite tense?

• é

• o

• í

• a

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What is the YO form for an -ER/-IR verb in the preterite tense?

• é

• o

• í

• a

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What is the ELLA form for an -ER/-IR verb in the preterite tense?

• ó

• ió

• í

• ieron

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What is the USTEDES form for an -AR verb in the preterite tense?

• ieron

• ió

• amos

• aron

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For the following slides, you are going to type the conjugation of the verb in the preterite tense.

Just as a reminder, what are the 3 steps in conjugating a verb?

• Drop ending (-ar, -er, -ir)

  Find your subject

  Add ending

• Find your subject

  Determine your ending

  Add ending to infinitive

• Take the infinitive

  Add your ending

  Add your subject at end

Open Ended

YO PARAR

Open Ended

TÚ DOBLAR

Open Ended

NOSOTROS CONDUCIR

Open Ended

ELLOS ESPERAR

Open Ended

ELLOS ESCRIBIR

Open Ended

ELLA COMER