To talk about actions that were completed in the past, use the preterite tense. To form the

1. Preterite of regular verbs To talk about actions that were completed in the past, use the preterite tense. To form the preterite tense of a regular verb, add the preterite endings to the stem of the verb.

2. Preterite of regular verbs

3. Preterite of regular verbs Note that -ar and -er verbs that have a stem change in the present tense do not have a stem change in the preterite. Generalmente me pruebola ropa antes de comprarla, pero ayer no me probélos pantalones que compré.

4. Preterite of regular verbs Ver has regular preterite endings, but unlike those of other verbs, they have no written accent marks. Anoche, David viouna camisa que le gustó mucho.

5. Preterite of regular verbs Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the yo form of the preterite. buscar c qu yo busqué pagar g gu yo pagué almorzar z c yo almorcé ¿Pagastemucho por tu suéter nuevo? No, no paguémucho. Lo encontré en una liquidación.

6. Demonstrative adjectives To point out something or someone that is far from both you and the person you are speaking to, you use a form of aquel, which means “that one over there.”Here’s a chart that compares the three demonstrative adjectives and their meanings.

7. Demonstrative adjectives

8. Demonstrative adjectives All demonstrative adjectives come before the noun and agree with the noun in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).

9. Demonstrative adjectives

10. Using adjectives as nouns When you are comparing two similar things, you can avoid repetition by dropping the noun and using an article with an adjective: ¿Cuál prefieres, la sudadera apretada o la floja?Which do you prefer, the tight sweatshirt orthe loose one?Prefiero la floja.I prefer the loose one.

11. Using adjectives as nouns You can also do this with expressions that use de: ¿Compraste una chaqueta de lana o una de cuero? Did you buy a wool jacketor a leather one?¿Prefieres el abrigo de Paco o el de Juan?Do you prefer Paco’s coat or Juan’s?