1 El pretérito The preterite

2 When do you use the preterite? Use it when you want to describe an action or event which began and ended in the past… It’s called the “one-time past”.

3 AR Endings Yo -é Nosotros -amos Tú - aste ---------------------- Él, ella, Ud. -ó Ellos, ellas, Uds. - aron

4 Ejemplo: Hablar Yo hablé Nosotros hablamos Tú hablaste---------------- Él, ella, Ud. habló Ellos, ellas, Uds. hablaron

5 Ar: Irregulares Any verb that ends in -CAR, -GAR, or -ZAR will be irregular in the Yo form.

6 Can you think of a verb that ends in –CAR? How about… Sacar, Buscar, & Tocar! Ar: Irregulares

7 Can you think of a verb that ends in –GAR? How about… Llegar, Pagar & Juzgar! Ar: Irregulares

8 Can you think of a verb that ends in –ZAR? How about… Empezar, Comenzar & Cazar! Ar: Irregulares

9 These change in the yo form ONLY! -car changes to -qué -gar changes to –gué -zar changes to -cé Ar: Irregulares

10 Tocar – yo toqué (I played) Llegar – yo llegué (I arrived) Empezar – yo empecé (I began) Ar: Irregulares [Ejemplos]

11 Yo í Nosotros -imos Tú -iste ---------------------- Él, ella, Ud. -ió Ellos, ellas, Uds. -ieron ER/IR Endings

12 Comer = to eat ComíComimos Comiste---------------- ComióComieron ER/IR Ejemplos Vivir = to live VivíVivimos Viviste---------------- VivióVivieron

13 CRAZY Irregulars 1. dar = to give didimos diste diodieron “the cousins”

14 2. ver = to see ViVimos Viste viovieron CRAZY Irregulars “the cousins”

15 CRAZY Irregulars 3. ser = to be FuiFuimos Fuiste FueFueron “the twins”

16 CRAZY Irregulars 4. Ir = to go FuiFuimos Fuiste FueFueron “the twins”

17 STEM Changers Some verbs are irregular because they change in the stem. I am giving you six of these verbs.

18 1.Decir (to say) –dij_ 2. Hacer (to make) – hic_ 3. Tener (to have) –tuv_ 4. Estar (to be) – estuv_ 5.andar (to walk) – anduv_ 6. saber (to know) – sup_ STEM Changers:

19 STEM Changer Endings: Stem changers have their own special set of engings. -e-imos -iste -o-ieron

20 STEM Changer Ejemplo: Tener = to have Yo tuve (I had) Nosotros tuvimos (We had) Tú tuviste (You had) Ella tuvo (She had) Ellos tuvieron (They had)

21 STEM Changer “Funky Ones”: There are TWO stem changers that change in a weird way. I call these the funky ones.

22 Decir = to say or tell dijedijimos dijiste---------------- dijodijeron Funky Ones Hacer= to do / make hicehicimos hiciste---------------- hizohicieron