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Preterito (AR VERBS)

Preterito (AR VERBS)

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World Languages

9th - 12th Grade

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Dulce Nunez

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13 Slides • 17 Questions

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Multiple Choice

To express present progressive, you use

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To be + verb

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estar + verb in ando, endo and iendo form

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Multiple Choice

To add "-ing" to an -AR verb, we use the ending "-IENDO"

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Verdadero (true)

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Falso (false)

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Multiple Choice

Some -ER and -IR verbs get the ending, "-YENDO" to keep 3 vowels from blending.

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Verdadero (true)

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Falso (false)

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Multiple Choice

Yo _________ (hablar) (to talk)

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estamos hablando

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estas hablando

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toy hablando

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estoy hablando

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Multiple Choice

Sara _________ (escribir) (to write)

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esta jugando

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esta escrobiendo

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esta en casa

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está escribiendo

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Multiple Choice

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Ella ____________ haciendo (doing) la tarea de historia. 

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estoy

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estar

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está

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están

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Multiple Choice

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El equipo ___________ practicando (practicing) para el partido. 

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están 

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está

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estamos

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estoy

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Multiple Choice

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Tú estás ______________ aprender (to learn) mucho en la clase. 

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aprender

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aprendes

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aprandiendo

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aprendiendo

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Multiple Choice

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Los jugadores están ____________perder (to lose) el juego. 

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perder

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perdiendo

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pidiendo

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pierden

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Multiple Choice

En la clase de español, estamos ______________ tener (to have) éxito. 

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tenemos

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teniendo

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tengiendo

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tiniendo

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Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

Hoy es jueves 20 de abril de 2023

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THE PRETERITE (PAST TENSE)

it is used to talk about events that started and ended in the past that are not reoccurring (unique events, not traditions).

Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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El pretérito o pasado.

VAMOS A VER UN VIDEO!

​Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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Helpful Expressions

  • The following words and expressions should help you determine if you need to use the preterite:

  • Anoche --> Last night

  • Ayer --> Yesterday

  • La semana pasada --> Last week

  • El mes pasado --> Last month

  • El año pasado --> Last year

Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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Helpful Expressions

  • The following words and expressions should help you determine if you need to use the preterite:

  • Hace dos días---- Two days ago

  • Anteayer --> The day before yesterday

  • Pasado --> Last, past

  • Desde .... hasta --> From .... until

Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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VAMOS A PRACTICAR!

Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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Multiple Select

Select ALL of the preterite -AR verb endings.

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Í

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ASTEIS

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ARON

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ASTE

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Multiple Choice

What is the correct Spanish translation of the English sentence? "Last night, I studied for my biology test."

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Anoche, yo estudiar para mi examen de la biología.

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Anoche, yo estudiaba para mi examen de la biología.

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Anoche, yo estudio para mi examen de la biología.

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Anoche, yo estudié para mi examen de la biología.

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Multiple Choice

What tense and conjugation should you use for this Spanish sentence? "Ayer, mi madre y yo ____ (comprar; to buy) zapatos nuevos.

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Preterite; compramos

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Present; compramos

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Present; compran

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Preterite; compraron

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Multiple Choice

What tense and conjugation should you use for this Spanish sentence? "El año pasado, mis hermanas ___ (jugar; to play) al fútbol con sus equipo.

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Preterite; jugaste

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Present; juegan

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Preterite; jugaron

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Present; juegas

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Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:


ellas ________ sus cumpleaños. (celebrar)

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celebramos

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celebran

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celebraron

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Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:


yo ________ ayer. (cantar)

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cantó

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canté

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cantaste

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canto

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Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:


ellas ________ sus cumpleaños. (celebrar)

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celebramos

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celebran

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celebraron

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Write 5 sentences using the past tense in Spanish.

  1. ____________________________________

  2. ____________________________________

  3. ____________________________________

EXIT TICKET

​​Learning Target: I will be able to talk about past events.

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Goals - Metas

  • Use the irregular preterite verb forms successfully in sentences.

  • Infer the meaning of some other words through context and cognate recognition.

  • Respond to brief questions using irregular preterite verb forms.

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