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Preterite of AR Verbs

Preterite of AR Verbs. Chapter 8 Grammar 1.1. Preterite. Use the preterite tense to talk about what happened or what someone did at a specific point in the past . To from the preterite of verbs that end in ar , like comprar, drop the ar and add the following endings .

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Preterite of AR Verbs

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  1. Preterite of AR Verbs Chapter 8 Grammar 1.1

  2. Preterite Use thepreterite tense totalkaboutwhathappenedorwhatsomeonedid at a specificpoint in thepast. Tofromthepreterite of verbsthatend in ar, like comprar, dropthear and addthefollowingendings.

  3. Preterite of AR Endings

  4. Ejemplos • Compré un DVD ayer. • I bought a DVD yesterday. • Nadaron en la piscina el fin de semana pasado. • They swam in the pool this past weekend. • Hablaste por telefono a tus amigos el lunes pasado. • You talked on the telephone to your friends this past Monday.

  5. Nosotros in the Preterite • Note that, in the preterite, the nosotros form of ar verbs looks exactly like the present tense form. • You will have to use context clues to decide whether the speaker is talking about the present or past tense. • Isa y yo gastamos mucho ayer. • Casi nunca gastamos tanto.

  6. Stem Changing AR Verbs • The stem changing ar verbs do not have a stem change in the preterite. • Encontré una camisa bonita y la compré

  7. Rhyme for AR Preterite • Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffetEating her curds and whey, Along came a spider, Who sat down beside herAnd frightened Miss Muffet away

  8. Rhyme for AR Preterite • Little Miss Muffé • Sat on her aste • Eating her curds and ó • Along came Amos • And sat her on asteis • And everyone went aron

  9. Which of the following verbs is in the preterite? • Yocompro • Yocompré • Yocompraba [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  10. Which of the following is in the preterite? • Ella habló • Ella hablé • Ella habla [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  11. What does the preterite show? • Same thing the present tense shows. • A completed past action. • An action going on right now. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  12. True/False: Stem changing AR verbs do not stem change in the preterite. • True • False [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  13. Which of the following could be in the present AND preterite? • Yohablo • Ustedhabla • Nosotroshablamos [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

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