Preterite theory

Check for understanding:

When do you use the preterite tense?

• A completed past action

• A future action

• An action currently happening

Check for understanding:

Which forms of the preterite have an accent?

• Nosotros & Tú

• Yo & él/ella/usted

• Ellos/ellas/ustedes

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

• é

• í

• o

• a

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

• é

• í

• o

• a

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

• ieron

• amos

• ió

• aron

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

• Take the infinitive

  Add your ending

  Add your subject at end

• Find your subject

  Determine your ending

  Add ending to infinitive

There are ___ past tenses in Spanish

• infinite

• 8

• 2

• 3

Choose the preterite keyword

• Hoy

• Ayer

The preterite is used for actions that are seen as _____.

• on going

• completed

• future

• today

Which one of these words would you typically see in a PRETERITE sentence in Spanish?

• yesterday

• from time to time

• occasionally

• generally