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The Preterite

The Preterite . El pretérito. We use the pretérito to:. talk about something that HAPPENED in the past talk about a completed ACTION in the past talk about a past action that happened at a particular point in time. é aste ó. amos asteis aron. Formation of pretérito (-ar verbs).

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The Preterite

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  1. The Preterite El pretérito

  2. We use the pretérito to: • talk about something that HAPPENED in the past • talk about a completed ACTION in the past • talk about a past action that happened at a particular point in time.

  3. é aste ó amos asteis aron Formation of pretérito(-ar verbs)

  4. -car, -gar, -zar verbs in the pretérito • have spelling change in yo form • -car verbs: cqué • -gar verbs: ggué • -zar verbs: zcé

  5. comencé comenzaste comenzó comenzamos comenzasteis comenzaron ex.: comenzar

  6. llegué llegaste llegó llegamos llegasteis llegaron ex.: llegar

  7. toqué tocaste tocó tocamos tocasteis tocaron ex.: tocar

  8. Stem-changing –AR verbs • -AR verbs that normally have a stem change in the present tense do not stem change in the pretérito. JUGAR (u-ue) Yojugué Tújugaste Ud./El/Ella jugó Nosotrosjugamos Vosotrosjugasteis Uds./Ellos/Ellasjugaron

  9. í iste ió imos isteis ieron Formation of pretérito(-er, -ir verbs)

  10. Stem-changing –IR verbs

  11. Remember important irregulars in the pretérito: • hacer (to do, to make) • estar (to be) • ser (to be) • ir (to go)

  12. hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicisteis hicieron hacer

  13. estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron estar

  14. fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron ser, ir

  15. pretérito vs. imperfecto—Summarize in your own words before the quiz _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  16. Capítulo 1—Gramática 1 ser vs. estar

  17. ser and estar both mean: • to be in English

  18. BOP and FLING • BOP is for ser • FLING is for estar

  19. BOP = ser • Basic descriptions • Origen • Professions

  20. FLING = estar • Feelings • Locations • ING (in front of -ando, -iendo

  21. ¿ser o estar? • I’m happy now = • ser • I’m a happy person = • estar

  22. ¿ser o estar? • I’m in Toledo = • estar • I’m from New York = • ser

  23. ¿ser o estar? • My mom’s a teacher = • ser • My mom’s tired = • estar

  24. ser vs. estar—Summarize in your own words before the quiz _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  25. Capítulo 1—Gramática 2 Pronouns

  26. Subjects • DO the action of the verb

  27. Objects (complementos) • RECIEVE the action of the verb

  28. yo (I) tú (you) él, ella, Ud. (he, she, you formal) nosotros (we) vosotros (you all in Spain) ellos, ellas, Uds. (they, you all) Subject Pronouns

  29. Direct object pronouns • Receive the action of the verb • Use to mean: • it • him, her • us • all of you • them

  30. Replace the subject and the object with the correct pronoun: • Los chicos compraron la revista en el supermercado. • Ellosla compraron en el supermercado. • They bought it in the supermarket.

  31. pronouns—Why do we use them? Summarize in your own words before the quiz _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  32. Capítulo 1—Gramática 2 Comparisons, demonstrative adjectives & pronouns

  33. Know these words: • mejor— better • mejor que— better than • peor— worse • peor que— worse than

  34. Know these words: • menor—younger • mayor—older • más…que—more…than • menos…que—less than

  35. Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns • To show what speaker is pointing out. • To indicate distance to/from people or things • Must agree in number and gender. Este carro es rápido. This car is fast.

  36. MasculinoFemenimo this esteestasingular these estosestasplural People or Things Nearby Farther Away that one ese esa those (there) esos esas Very Far Away that one aquel aquella those (there) aquellos aquellas

  37. This, these, have the t’s; that, those do not • este, esta, estos, estas- this, these • ese, esa, esos, esas- that, those • aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas—that, those (over there)

  38. This, these, that, those (with accents) • éste, ése, áquel • Used when you don’t mention an object • Me encanta mi coche. Éste es muy bonito.

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