CONJUGATION IN EL PRETERITO PT.1

CONJUGATION IN

EL PRETERITO y IMPERFECTO PT.1

What is el pretérito? When do we use it?

The preterit tense, or el pretérito, is a simple, past tense. Examples: I ate breakfast this morning, I later brushed my teeth and then left for school. It's used when discussing completed actions in a recent past.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of the pretérito?

• I'm talking to you.

• I went shopping the weekend.

• Did you used to play sports when you were little?

• Are you hungry?

What are our verb endings?

ar verbs --> é, aste, ó, amos, aron er/ir verbs --> í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

REMEMBER! ER & IR verbs have the same endings!

Multiple Choice

é, aste, ó, amos, aron

• AR preterit verb endings

• AR present verb endings

• ER preterit verb endings

Multiple Choice

What are the preterit tense ER/IR verb endings?

• í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

• é, aste, ó, amos, aron

• o, es, e, emos, en

• o, as, a, amos, an

And of course, we have some irregulars...

ir (to go) --> yo fui, tú fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron tener (to have) --> yo tuve, tú tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron hacer (to do/make) --> yo hice, tú hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron There are around 30 irregular past tense verbs in Spanish.

El IMPERFECTO

Multiple Select

Be honest: How much do you remember about the imperfect ?

• I remember everything!!

• What is the imperfect?

Multiple Choice

The imperfect tense is used to express actions that occurred

• repeatedly last year

• yesterday

• last night

Multiple Choice

The IMPERFECTO ending for -ar verbs are

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

• ía, ías, ía, iamos, ian

Multiple Choice

The new ending for er and ir verbs are

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

Multiple Choice

There are only _____ irregular verbs in the imperfect tense.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Select

What are the irregular verbs? Select all that apply

• IR

• SER

• VER

• DAR

Multiple Choice

Carlos ___________ en California durante su niñez. (vivir)

• Vivía

• Vive

Multiple Choice

Karina __________ con tener un carro convertible de Barbie. (soñar)

• soñaba

• soña

• soñas

Poll

How do you feel about the imperfect and preterite now?

• Give me a quiz now, and I'll ace it!

• completely lost

• I just need some more practice and I'll be set

Multiple Select

What are the irregular verbs? Select all that apply

• IR

• SER

• VER

• DAR

Multiple Select

What are the irregular verbs? Select all that apply

• IR

• SER

• VER

• DAR

EL FIN