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2 El pretérito Spanish II Sra. Welty

3 Ayeryesterday Anochelast night Ayer por la tardeLast evening Ayer por la mañanaYesterday morning El año pasadoLast year La semana pasadaLast week

4 El pretérito Is one of the past tenses. Tells what happened. Is a completed action. I called my sister last night. She talked on the phone. The phone rang at 12:30 PM.

5 To find the stem of the verb, remove the -ar, -er, or -ir. trabajar – trabaj (to work) escirbir - escrib (to write) correr – corr (to run)

6 -ar verb endings éamos aste asteis óaron

7 Now you conjugate an –ar verb: tomar el sol (to sunbathe) yo ________ tú ________ usted, (él, ella) ________ nosotros ____________ vosotros ___________ ustedes, (ellos, ellas) _________

8 Now check your answers- yo tomé el sol tú tomaste el sol usted,(él, ella) tomó el sol nosotros tomamos el sol vosotros tomasteis el sol ustedes (ellos, ellas) tomaron el sol

9 Remember: 1. The yo and usted forms have accents. 2. The nosotros forms of –ar