Preterite Tense

Drag and Drop

The begining of the verb is the

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. To find the stem, I need to ​

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.The

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of a verb is called the ending it may be _​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

stem

drop the ending

end

ar / er / ir

Multiple Choice

The preterite tense is used to...

• Talk about INCOMPLETED actions in the past

• Talk about COMPLETED actions in the past

Reorder

Reorder the conjugation steps

• Drop the ending, rewrite the stem

• Look for who is doing the action, place new ending

• check for accents or irregulars

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2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

What are the endings for AR verbs in the preterite?

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• e, as, a, amos, aís, an

• é, aste, ó, amos, aron

• e, astes, ó, amos, arón

Multiple Choice

Conjugate in the preterite: Yo ______(nadar) en la piscina

• nadé

• nadaste

• nadó

• nadamos

Multiple Choice

cierto o Falso

The endings for -er & -ir verbs in the preterite tense are the same

• cierto

• falso

Multiple Choice

Yo ______ (up loaded) una foto a mi Instagram

• subí

• subo

• subió

Multiple Choice

Complete the statement: Irregular verbs...

• Do NOT follow a conjugation pattern

• DO follow a conjugation pattern

Multiple Select

What -AR verbs (3) are irregular in the preterite tense

• ending in -car

• ending in -gar

• endign in -zar

• ending in -ar

Multiple Choice

What are verbs ending in -CAR changed to? (When conjugating in the preterite)

• -que

• -gue

• -ce

Multiple Choice

What are verbs ending in - GAR changed to? (When conjugating in the preterite)

• -que

• -gue

• -ce

Multiple Choice

What are verbs ending in -ZAR changed to? (When conjugating in the preterite)

• -que

• -gue

• -ce

Multiple Choice

The verbs "Ir" and "Ser" have the same exact conjugations

• Cierto

• Falso

• No sé

Multiple Choice

"Ir" means...

• To go

• To be

• To do

Multiple Choice

"Ser" means...

• To go

• To be

• To do

Multiple Choice

ir. ser & hacer

• have accents in the preterite tense.

• do not have accents in the preterite tense.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct conjugation: Yo (hacer)

• hizo

• hice

• hicimos

Poll

Where you able to understand the preterite tense conjugations?

• 1- No, I did not understand any of the steps or use of the preterite

• 2- I understood part of the concept and endings, but still have questions

• 3 - I understood the concept and the ending of the preterite but need to look at the notes.

• 4- I understood the concept and ending but would like practice

• 5- I understood concept and ending and can teach it / help a peer.

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