-AR Regular Verbs in the Preterite in Spanish

What is the preterite tense in Spanish used for?

• To describe ongoing actions

• To express future plans

• To talk about completed, one and done actions in the past

• To describe habitual/repeat past actions

Which form is the same in both the present tense and preterite tense for -AR verbs?

• Nosotros

• Tú

• Él/Ella/Ud.

• Vosotros

How can we tell apart the present and preterite tense in Spanish?

• By the subject pronouns

• By the verb endings and context

• By the verb roots and context

• By the sentence length

What is the preterite ending for "yo" in regular -AR verbs?

• -é

• -aste

• -ó

• -amos

What is the preterite ending for "tú" in regular -AR verbs?

• -é

• -aste

• -ó

• -amos

What is the preterite ending for "él/ella/Ud." in regular -AR verbs?

• -é

• -aste

• -ó

• -amos

What is the preterite ending for "nosotros/as" in regular -AR verbs?

• -é

• -aste

• -ó

• -amos

What is the preterite ending for "vosotros/as" in regular -AR verbs?

• -asteis

• -aste

• -ó

• -amos

What is the preterite ending for "ellos/ellas/ustedes" in regular -AR verbs?

• -aron

• -aste

• -ó

• -amos

Translate the following: "tú bailaste"

• You dance

• You danced

• You will dance

• You are dancing