Transcript Preterit Tense - West Clermont Local School District

Preterit Tense
Conjugating regular verbs
What is the Preterit Tense?
The preterit tense is one of two past
tenses in the Spanish language. It
functions as the suffix –ed does for
most English verbs.
Conjugation
Conjugation for regular verbs in the
preterit tense simply requires you to…
a)
b)
drop the ending from the raw verb
use the preterit ending in place of –ar,
-er, or –ir.
Preterit Tense Endings
-AR VERBS
é
aste
ó
amos
-----aron
-ER AND –IR VERBS
í
iste
ió
imos
-----ieron
Let’s Get Started!
Using the following sentence to get you
started, try to conjugate the regular –ar
verb planchar in the past, or preterit,
tense.
I ironed the shirt.
Take it step by step…
1)
Ask yourself these questions
What verb am I conjugating?
In this case the verb is planchar, meaning to iron.
2)
What form does the verb need to be in?
Here you are using the yo form.
3)
What kind of verb is it? -ar, -er, or –ir?
Planchar is an –ar verb so you will use the –ar ending.
The End Result
I ironed the shirt.
1)
2)
3)
Planchar
Yo form
-ar verb
Yo planché la camisa.
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