Preterite tense

Preterite tense

When to use the preterite tense

• Completed past action

• Specific start and end time (day/date)

Multiple Choice

Check for understanding:

When do you use the preterite tense?

• A completed past action

• A future action

• An action in the present

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject pronoun:

Él se baño ayer.

• Él

• se

• baño

• ayer

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject pronoun:

Joaquin y Marco corrieron mucho.

• Ellos

• Él

• Nosotros

• Ella

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject pronoun:

Marta y yo jugamos básquetbol.

• Ella

• Nosotros

• Yo

• Ustedes

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject pronoun:

Jorge y Ángel tienen tarea.

• Ellas

• Nosotros

• Ellos

• Yo

Preterite tense endings

The YO/ÉL/ELLA/USTED forms have accents in the endings.

The IR/ER verbs have the same endings.

Multiple Choice

Check for understanding:

Which forms of the preterite have an accent?

• Nosotros & Tú

• Yo & él/ella/usted

• Ellos/ellas/ustedes

Multiple Choice

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

• é

• í

• a

• o

Multiple Choice

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

• é

• o

• í

• a

Multiple Choice

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

• ó

• ió

• í

• ieron

Multiple Choice

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

• ieron

• ió

• amos

• aron

Multiple Choice

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