Introducción al Pretérito

Introducción al Pretérito

The teacher will read this slide aloud. Can you figure out any of the preterite conjugations or when it's used?

What is preterite & when is it used?

• Preterite is a form of past tense.

• It is used to describe a one time completed action in the past.

• In English, preterite often ends with -ed.

• Example: Yesterday, I ran through the park.

• Eample: Last weekend we went to a birthday party.

• Example: I woke up late this morning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is written in preterite, based on the definition?

• I used to go to the gym before school.

• I went to the gym every other day.

• I went to the gym yesterday

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is written in preterite, based on the definition?

• I celebrated Christmas with family this year.

• I celebrated Christmas with family as a kid.

• I used to celebrate Christmas with family.

Steps to conjugate for preterite -

• Identify the subject - Yo (hablar) por teléfono anoche.

• Drop the -AR, -ER, or -IR ending - Yo habl por teléfono anoche.

• Add the appropriate ending - yo hablé por teléfono anoche.

NOTE

• Nosotros is the same in present indicative and preterite!

NOTE

• Accents are extremely important. Without an accent you can change the subject and tense.

Poll

How confident do you feel about preterite?

• Super confident. It's easy.

• Pretty confident. Need more practice though.

• Eh, I think I got it.

• Mm, no. I don't got it.

Open Ended

What questions to you have?

What would you like to go over next time?