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El pretérito
The preterite (simple past tense)
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objetivo
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Overview & Purpose:
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Using the preterite helps to participate in
conversations telling what happened in the past &
share your life with others & find out about people
and their lives.
TSWBAT tell what they did last weekend
using the preterite of hablar, comer, escribir.
I can tell
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Who I spoke with yesterday
When my friends and I danced last
Who sang at the last concert I attended
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So far you have learned to use verbs in
the present indicative tense. We will be
learning the preterit, one of two simple
past tenses in Spanish. Later, you will be
introduced to the imperfect, which is also
used to refer to events in the past.
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The preterit tense is used to express:
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3.
A finished action at a given point in the past
An action or state that occupies a limited period
of time
An action with a specific and indicated beginning
or ending
Referring to events in the past
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Use the preterit to describe:
An action that is terminated or completed at a
given point in the past
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An action or state that occupies a limited period of
time
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3.
I bought a DVD yesterday.
We went to the beach for four hours.
An action with a specific and indicated
beginning or ending
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The concert ended at 8:00.
Vocabulary for Past Tense
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Anoche
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last month
Day before yesterday
La semana pasada
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last century
Anteayer
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Last year
El mes pasado
El siglo pasado
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Yesterday
El año pasado
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Last night
Ayer
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Last week
el lunes/martes
pasado
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last Monday/Tuesday
Preterit of “–ar” verbs”
1. -é
-amos
2. -aste (asteis)
3. -ó
-aron
The conjugation of regular -ar verbs
tomar = to take, to drink
Just as with present tense verbs, we always
start with the stem of the verb.
tomé
tomaste
tomamos
tomasteis
tomó
tomaron
Except for single-syllable verb forms,* the first- and third-persons singular of
regular preterit verbs always bear a written accent on the final syllable.
*For example, the first- and third-persons singular of ver: vi, vio
The conjugation of regular -ar verbs
tomar = to take, to drink
Tomé el autobús al supermercado esta mañana.
I took the bus to the supermarket this
morning.
Elena tomó un refresco en la cena anoche.
Elena drank a soft drink at dinner last
night.
Los estudiantes tomaron un examen ayer.
The students took an exam
yesterday.
The conjugation of regular -ar verbs
The first-person plural, or nosotros, form of -ar verbs is the same in the preterit
as in the present tense. This does not normally cause confusion since context
usually clarifies the meaning.
Tomamos el autobús al centro todos los días.
We take the bus downtown every
day.
Tomamos el autobús a la escuela ayer.
We took the bus to school
yesterday.
Complete these in preterite
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2.
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Yo ______ una camisa (comprar)
Ellas _____ Español (hablar)
________ mucho dinero anoche (gastar)
Tú ________ en el baile (cantar)
Complete these in preterite
Yo ______ una camisa (comprar)
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Yo compré una camisa.
Ellas _____ Español (hablar)
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Ellas hablaron Español.
________ mucho dinero anoche (gastar)
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Gastamos mucho dinero anoche.
Tú ________ en el baile (cantar)
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Tú cantaste en el baile.
Preterite of –ar verbs
w/ reflexive pronouns
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2.
3.
Me levanté
Te levantaste
Se levantó
Nos levantamos
Os levantasteis
Se levantaron
There are no stem changes for
“-ar” or “-er” verbs in the preterite
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Despertar (e->ie)
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Almorzar
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Me despierto
Me desperté
Almuerzas
Almorzaste
Volver
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Volví
volvimos
Escribe lo que hicieron ayer…
Change each sentence to state that the activity
was done yesterday (ayer).
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2.
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4.
5.
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Nell y yo siempre hablamos por teléfono.
Jacinta estudia los sábados.
¿Vosotros siempre tomáis refrescos?
Tú y yo dibujamos los fines de semana.
Mis padres almuerzan en el patio.
¿Tú juegas al tenis con Sofía?
Escribe lo que hicieron ayer…
Change each sentence to state that the activity
was done yesterday.
1. Nell y yo siempre hablamos por teléfono.
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2.
Jacinta estudia los sábados.
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Tú y yo dibujamos ayer.
Mis padres almuerzan en el patio.
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¿Vosotros tomasteis refrescos ayer?
Tú y yo dibujamos los fines de semana.
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5.
Jacinta estudió ayer.
¿Vosotros siempre tomáis refrescos?
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Nell y yo hablamos por teléfono ayer.
Mis padres almorzaron en el patio ayer.
¿Tú juegas al tenis con Sofía?
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¿Tú Jugaste al tenís con Sofía ayer?
Write the following out in
Spanish
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2.
3.
Who you spoke with yesterday (hablar con)
When you and your friends danced last
(bailar)
Who sang at the last concert you attended
(el último que concierto que asistí)
Write the following out in
Spanish
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Who you spoke with yesterday (hablar con)
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When you and your friends danced last
(bailar)
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Ayer hablé con ______.
Hablé con _____ ayer.
Mis amigos y yo _____ ayer/el fin de semana
pasado/el viernes pasado.
Who sang at the last concert you attended (el
último que concierto que asistí)
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Beyonce _______ en el último concierto que asisití.