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Preterite Verbs. Page 37 Avancemos 3. Preterite Verbs. You use the preterite to talk about things that happened in the past. Here are the regular preterite forms of verbs ending in –ar , -er , and –ir . camin é camin aste camin ó. camin amos camin asteis camin aron.
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Preterite Verbs Page 37 Avancemos 3
Preterite Verbs • You use the preterite to talk about things that happened in the past. • Here are the regular preterite forms of verbs ending in –ar, -er, and –ir.
caminé caminaste caminó caminamos caminasteis caminaron CAMINAR – to walk
comí comiste comió comimos comisteis comieron COMER – to eat
viví viviste vivió vivimos vivisteis vivieron VIVIR – to live
Preterite Verbs • Escalé una montaña hoy. • I climbed a mountian today. • Salimos de la casa a las cinco de la mañana. • We left the house at five o´clock in the morning.
-gar, -car, -zar Verbs • Remember that verbs ending in –gar, -car, and –zar have a spelling change ONLY in the yo form in the preterite. • The other forms of these verbs are regular.
buscar chocar practicar sacar Yo busqué Yo choqué Yo practiqué Yo saqué -car Verbs
investigar navegar jugar llegar Yo investigué Yo navegué Yo jugué Yo llegué -gar Verbs
almorzar comenzar cruzar empezar Yo almorcé Yo comencé Yo crucé Yo empecé -zar Verbs
Preterite Verbs • ¿Quién organizó la excursión? • Who organized the trip? • Yo organicé la excursión. • I organized the trip.