1 VÁMONOS WRITE OUT SENTENCES AND CONJUGATE THESE –AR VERBS IN PRESENT TENSE, NOT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 1)YO ___________ MUCHO (CANTAR) 2)TU ___________ CON TU AMIGA (BAILAR) 3)ELLA ___________ EN LA PISCINA (NADAR) 4)NOSOTROS ___________ JUNTOS (PATINAR) 5)ELLOS ___________ (PROMENAR)

2 REGULAR –AR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE TENSE

3 PRETERITE VERB TENSE USED TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED

4 STEPS TO CONJUGATE A VERB 1.REMOVE THE ENDING. ISOLATE THE STEM. H A B L A R  H A B L 2. BASED ON THE PRONOUN, ADD THE CORRECT ENDING. THE STEPS ARE THE SAME. THE ENDINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT.

5 yoénosotrosamos túaste él ella usted ó ellos ellas ustedes aron PRETERITE ENDINGS FOR AR VERBS

6 He danced. He = él To dance = bailar B A I L A R  B A I L Which ending goes with “él”?

7 He danced. Él bailó.

8 WHAT ABOUT STEM-CHANGERS? VERBS THAT ARE STEM-CHANGERS IN THE PRESENT DO NOT NEED A STEM CHANGE IN THE PRETERITE. PENSAR (E  IE) – TO THINK PRESENT TENSE: YO PIENSO PRETERITE TENSE: YO PENSÉ

9 HELPFUL WORDS FOR PRETERITE AYER – YESTERDAY ANTEAYER – DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY ANOCHE – LAST NIGHT PASADO/A – LAST (EJ: EL VERANO PASADO = LAST SUMMER; EL AÑO PASADO = LAST YEAR) HACE – AGO (EJ: HACE SEIS DÍAS = SIX DAYS AGO; HACE VEINTITRES AÑOS = 23 YEARS AGO) NOTE: HACE COMES BEFORE THE UNIT OF TIME.

10 PRÁCTICA GUIADA 1.MARIA Y MARIELA__________________ ANTES DEL PARTIDO (GAME). - CANTAR 2.YO _______________ CON MI MAMA. – TRABAJAR 3.¿TÚ _______________ LA PUERTA? – CERRAR 4.NOSOTROS _________________ LA MÚSICA DEL CONCIERTO. - ESCUCHAR 5.JULIO ______________ LA CLASE AYER. - ENSEÑAR

11 YO SÉ LO QUE HICISTE EL VERANO PASADO 1.MAKE A LIST OF FIVE –AR VERBS THAT ARE COMMON ACTIVITIES (EJ: ESCUCHAR LA MÚSICA, HABLAR)

12 YO SÉ LO QUE HICISTE EL VERANO PASADO 1.MAKE A LIST OF FIVE –AR VERBS THAT ARE COMMON ACTIVITIES (EJ: ESCUCHAR LA MÚSICA, HABLAR) 2.USING THOSE WORDS, WRITE AT LEAST TEN QUESTIONS USING PRETERITE TENSE. ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS TO A FRIEND (USE “TÚ). YOU WILL TURN THIS LIST IN. LEAVE SPACE TO WRITE ANSWERS NEXT TO EACH QUESTION. EJ: COMPRAR – TO BUY. QUESTION: ¿QUÉ COMPRASTE? NADAR – TO SWIM. QUESTION: ¿DÓNDE NADASTE?

13 YO SÉ LO QUE HICISTE EL VERANO PASADO 3.TRADE PAPERS WITH SOMEONE NEAR YOU. READ THEIR QUESTIONS. ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE IN SPANISH. USE THE “YO” FORM. EJ: ¿QUÉ COMPRASTE EL VERANO PASADO? - YO COMPRÉ TRES CAMISAS Y UN SOMBRERO.