Spanish 2 Unit 1 Past Tense Preterite Intro

What is an infinitive?

• the most basic form of the word
• the point of no return
• a suffix
• a prefix

What are the three verb endings for Spanish infinitives?

• -ing, -ly, -a
• -ar, -er, -ir
• -a, -o, -u
• -x, -y, -z

Fill the chart with Subject Pronouns

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b

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e

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g

h

i

j

Ellos/Ellas

He/She/It

you

yo

Nosotros(as)

I

We

Tu

They

El/Ella/ Usted

Fill the chart with Present Tense endings

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b

c

d

e

f

g

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i

j

-en

imos

-es

-an

-e

emos

-as

amos

-o

-a

¿What is el preterito?

• A tense use to talk about what happened in the past (one time)

• A tense use to talk about what is happening right now

• A tense use to talk about something that happens regurlarly

• A tense use to talk about what used to happen

How to know when to use the preterite tense?

• If it happened long time ago

• If it happened many times in the past

• If it is happening right now

• If it happened and it ended

Fill in the chart with past tense endings

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b

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f

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i

imos

-é

iste

amos

-ió

-í

-ó

aste

ieron

What is the ending of the YO form for regular Past Tense AR verbs?

• é

• aste

• ó

• amos

• aron

What is the ending of the TÚ form for regular Past Tense AR verbs?

• é

• aste

• ó

• amos

• aron

What is the ending of the Él, ELLA, USTED form for regular Past Tense AR verbs?

• é

• aste

• ó

• amos

• aron