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Guided Practice Activities
2B-1
Preterite of regular verbs (p. 110)
• Use the preterite tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past. To
form the preterite tense of a regular verb, add the preterite endings to the stem of
the verb.
• Here are the preterite forms for the verbs mirar (to look), aprender (to learn), and
escribir (to write):
yo
miré
aprendí
escribí
I looked
I learned
I wrote
nosotros/
nosotras
miramos
aprendimos
escribimos
we looked
we learned
we wrote
tú
miraste
you looked
aprendiste you learned
escribiste you wrote
vosotros/
vosotras
mirasteis
aprendisteis
escribisteis
you looked
you learned
you wrote
usted/
él/ella
miró
aprendió
escribió
ustedes/
ellos/ellas
miraron
aprendieron
escribieron
you/they looked
you/they learned
you/they wrote
you/he/she looked
you/he/she learned
you/he/she wrote
A. Read the sentences below. If they tell what happens regularly in the present (using
the present tense), write a 1. If they tell what happened in the past (using the preterite
tense), write a 2. Follow the model.
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Modelo
Yo aprendí a leer.
2
_________
1. Tú miraste el letrero.
2
_________
2. Mi papá escribió un cheque.
2
_________
3. Las chicas estudian mucho en la clase.
1
_________
4. Uds. escriben el libro.
1
_________
5. Yo miré la tele anoche.
2
_________
B. Write the appropriate ending to complete each verb stem. Follow the model.
Modelo
imos en la cafetería.
(comer) Nosotros com_______
1. (aprender)
ieron a leer en la escuela.
Uds. aprend_______
2. (escribir)
í
Yo no escrib_______
la carta.
3. (aprender)
imos el inglés.
Carlos y yo aprend_______
4. (mirar)
ó
Rafael no mir_______
el precio de la camisa.
5. (enviar)
Mis abuelos me envi_______
aron una carta.
6. (comer)
Tú com_______
con Antonio anoche, ¿verdad?
iste
7. (preparar)
Mi padre prepar_______
la comida.
ó
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