Preterite Tense

Preterite Tense:
AR Verbs
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Preterite-Past
1.
2.
3.
Fixed point of time
…
We bought the shoes last night.
…
Compramos los zapatos anoche.
Specific number of actions
…
She saw the movie twice.
…
Ella miró la película dos veces.
Enclosed amount of time
…
I talked on the phone yesterday.
…
Hablé por telefono ayer.
AR Verb Conjugation PAST
Hablar = to talk
Mirar = to see
Replace the -ar
I = yo
-é
I talked
I saw
Yo hablé
Yo miré
You = tú
(familiar)
-aste
You talked
You saw
Tú hablaste
Tú miraste
He = él
She = ella
-ó
He talked
She saw
Él habló
Ella miró
We = nosotros
-amos
We talked
We saw
Nosotros hablamos
Nosotros miramos
They = ellos/ellas
-aron
They talked
They saw
Ellos hablaron
Ellas miraron
You (formal) = usted
You (formal) =
ustedes
Irregular AR Verbs in the Preterite
„
Verbs ending in –gar:
gar insert a u before the e:
… yo
„
Verbs ending in –car:
car the c changes to a qu before the letter e:
… yo
„
llegué (I arrived)
expliqué (I explained)
Verbs ending in –zar:
zar the z changes to a c before the letter e:
… yo
almorcé (I ate lunch)
„
Andar- to walk (anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron)
„
Estar- to be
(estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron)
„
Dar- to give
(di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron)
AR Verbs- PAST (I, you, they)
Mirar: to look, watch (yo miré, tú miraste, ellos miraron)
*Dar: to give (yo di, usted dio, ellas dieron)
Trabajar: to work (yo trabajé, tú trabajaste, ellos trabajaron)
Pensar: to think (yo pensé, usted pensó, ellas pensaron)
Cambiar: to change (yo cambié, tú cambiaste, ellos cambiaron)
Comprar: to buy (yo compré, usted compró, ellas compraron)
*Estar: to be (yo estuvé, usted estuvo, ellos estuvieron)
*Almorzar: to eat lunch (yo almorcé, tú almorzaste, ellas almorzaron)
*Explicar: to explain (yo expliqué, usted explicó, ellos explicaron)
Hablar: to speak (yo hablé, tú hablaste, ellas hablaron)
* irregular
AR Verbs- Practice Sentences
*I was in the bathroom when the phone rang. (estar, sonar)
Yo estuvé en el baño cuando sonó el teléfono.
They bought lunch for us yesterday. (comprar)
Compraron el almuerzo para nosotros ayer.
She gave me a card for my birthday. (dar)
Ella me dio una tarjeta para mi cumpleaños.
*I ate lunch at the cafeteria. (almorzar)
Yo almorcé en la cafetería.
I watched the movie. (mirar)
Yo miré la película.
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AR Verbs- Practice Sentences
They worked at the movie theatre on Sunday. (trabajar)
Ellos trabajaron en el cine el domingo.
You thought it wasn’t good. (pensar)
Tú pensaste que no es bueno. Usted pensó que no es bueno.
I changed the sheets on my bed. (cambiar)
Cambié las hojas en mi cama.
I spoke yesterday. (hablar)
Yo hablé ayer.
*I explained the problem. (explicar)
Expliqué el problema.
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QUIZ TIME!!!
AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
*To explain (exlpicar): she explained, I explained, they explained
__________, __________ , ____________
To speak (hablar): he spoke, you spoke, we spoke
__________ , __________ or __________ , ____________
To work (trabajar): I worked, we worked, she worked
__________ , __________, ____________
To change (cambiar): she changed, they changed, we changed
__________, __________ , ____________
*To be (estar): you were, they were, we were
__________ or __________, __________ , ____________
AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
*To give (dar): they gave, you gave, we gave
__________ , __________ or __________ , ____________
To think (pensar): we thought, I thought, she thought
__________ , __________ , ____________
*To eat lunch (almorzar): you ate lunch, I ate lunch, we ate lunch
__________ or __________, __________ , ____________
To buy (comprar): she bought, they bought, I bought
__________ , __________ , ____________
To look, watch (mirar): I watched, she watched, they watched
__________ , __________ , ____________
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AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
*I ate lunch at the cafeteria. (almorzar)
____________________________________________________________
I changed the sheets on my bed. (cambiar)
____________________________________________________________
*She gave me a card for my birthday. (dar)
____________________________________________________________
I spoke yesterday. (hablar)
____________________________________________________________
*I explained the problem. (explicar)
____________________________________________________________
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AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
You thought it wasn’t good. (pensar)
____________________________________________________________
I watched the movie. (mirar)
____________________________________________________________
They bought lunch for us yesterday. (comprar)
____________________________________________________________
They worked at the movie theatre on Sunday. (trabajar)
____________________________________________________________
*I was in the bathroom when the phone rang. (estar)
__________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY!!!
AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
*To explain (exlpicar): she explained, I explained, they explained
ella explicó, yo expliqué, ellos explicaron
To speak (hablar): he spoke, you spoke, we spoke
él habló, tú hablaste o usted habló, nosotros hablamos
To work (trabajar): I worked, we worked, she worked
yo trabajé, nosotros trabajamos, ella trabajó
To change (cambiar): she changed, they changed, we changed
ella cambió, ellos cambiaron, nosotros cambiamos
*To be (estar): you were, they were, we were
tú estuviste o usted estuvo, ellas estuvieron, nosotros estuvimos
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AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
*To give (dar): they gave, you gave, we gave
ellas dieron, tú diste o usted dio, nosotros dimos
To think (pensar): we thought, I thought, she thought
nosotros pensamos, yo pensé, ella pensó
*To eat lunch (almorzar): you ate lunch, I ate lunch, we ate lunch
tú almorzaste o usted almorzó, yo almorcé, nosotros almorzaron
To buy (comprar): she bought, they bought, I bought
ella compró, ellos compraron, yo compré
To look, watch (mirar): I watched, she watched, they watched
yo miré, ella miró, ellos miraron
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AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
*I ate lunch at the cafeteria. (almorzar)
Yo almorcé en la cafetería.
I changed the sheets on my bed. (cambiar)
Cambié las hojas en mi cama.
*She gave me a card for my birthday. (dar)
Ella me dio una tarjeta para mi cumpleaños.
I spoke yesterday. (hablar)
Yo hablé ayer.
*I explained the problem. (explicar)
Expliqué el problema.
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AR Verbs Preterite Quiz
You thought it wasn’t good. (pensar)
Tú pensaste que no es bueno. Usted pensó que no es bueno.
I watched the movie. (mirar)
Yo miré la película.
They bought lunch for us yesterday. (comprar)
Compraron el almuerzo para nosotros ayer.
They worked at the movie theatre on Sunday. (trabajar)
Ellos trabajaron en el cine el domingo.
*I was in the bathroom when the phone rang. (estar, sonar)
Yo estuvé en el baño cuando sonó el teléfono.
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THE END!!
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