Transcript Conjugating –AR Verbs in the Preterite Tense

Conjugating
Verbs
in the
Preterite Tense
Steps to conjugate in the Preterite
1. Find the stem by dropping the last
two letters off of the infinitive.
ie...habl – ar
2. Add the regular preterite endings.
AR Endings
• To
describe completed actions
in the past.
é
aste
ó
amos
aron
ER and IR Endings
• To
describe completed actions
in the past.
í
iste
ió
imos
ieron
Watch out for
Orthographic spelling changes
We cannot change the original sound of
a letter by conjugating:
This happens PRIMARILY with the yo
form of AR verbs whose stems end
in C,G,or Z
c
g
z
-
qu
gu
c
Watch out for ER/IR verbs
whose stem ends in a vowel
ie…leer
leí
-
leíste leyó
leímos
-
- leyeron
Preterite Stem Changes
3 Onlys
1. Only w/ ir verbs
2. Only one letter stem change
3. Only in the slipper (box 3 & 5)
ie...dormir
durmió
durmieron
Irregular Preterite
4
short
Ver
Ir
Dar
Ser
7
3
U
I
Andar I want
Haber to make
Saber
wine
Tener
Estar
Poder
Poner
2
J
Traer
Decir
¡Ojo!
Verb
Preterite
Imp.
saber
found out
knew
conocer
met
knew a person
querer refused (neg.)
wanted
poder managed, failed had the ability
estar
got, became
was
tener
received
possessed, had
Practice Conjugating
ser
jugar
leer
dormir
Practice Conjugating
ser
jugar
fui
fuimos
jugué
jugamos
fuiste
-----
jugaste
--------
fue
fueron
jugó
jugaron
Practice Conjugating
leer
dormir
leí
leímos
dormí
dormimos
leíste
-----
dormiste
--------
leyó
leyeron
durmió durmieron
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grammar topics – preterite and
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