Transcript El preteríto

El pretérito
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The preterite tense is used to talk about
actions that occurred in the past.
– These events occurred and ended at
specific times
– These events usually lasted a short period
of time.
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There are quite a few irregular verbs in
the preterite tense.
El pretérito
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There are very few stem changes in the
preterite tense.
– If a verb is an –ir verb and has a stem
change, it will have one in the 3rd persons.
– The stem change in the preterite will be
similar, but not the exact same.
• Ejemplo:
• Dormir has an o to ue stem change in present,
in preterite has an o to u stem change.
El pretérito regular
Regular preterite endings are:
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-ar verbs
–
–
–
–
–
é
aste
ó
amos
aron
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-er/-ir verbs
–
–
–
–
–
í
iste
ió
imos
ieron
El pretérito irregular
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Many of the irregular verbs are
completely irregular.
– However, there are a large group of
irregular verbs that fall into patterns.
– These verbs are identified by the way they
are spelled when conjugated.
• Some examples are: -gar verbs, -car verbs,
-zar verbs, y verbs, and j verbs.
El pretérito irregular
Here is a list of verbs that are irregular, and the
category that they fall in.
Completely irregular: ser, ir, hacer, tener, estar, dar, decir,
poder, poner, querer, saber, venir, ver
Y verbs: leer, oír, caer, creer, construir
J verbs: conducir, producir, reducir, traducir
-gar verbs: llegar, apagar, jugar
-car verbs: buscar, explicar, identificar, marcar, practicar, pescar,
sacar, secar, tocar
-zar verbs: cruzar, comenzar, almorzar, empezar
El pretérito irregular (un aviso)
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My tip would be to remember which
infinitives are irregular. At this point, do
not try to memorize all of the
conjugations.
– Once you have that information
memorized, whenever you come across
these verbs you can look them up!