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The Preterite Tense. Your past is your future… Asian proverb (Not really). The Preterite Tense.
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The Preterite Tense Your past is your future… Asian proverb (Not really)
The Preterite Tense • Used to express an action completed at a definite time in the past… (remember this it will come in handy when you learn the imperfect in Spanish II, which is also a passed tense but it is describing the past), you DEFINITELY KNOW that it occurred in the past. Said and done, written in the books… BAM BOOM OVER WITH = The Preterite Tense JUST LIKE THIS SLIDE
Get a clue… • Ayer… • La semanapasada… • El año pasado… • Desdeayer… • El ______ pasado…(day) • El _________. (day)
The Preterite of Regular –ar Verbs… the jig continues… you drop the –ar and add…
THE WEIRDOS…in yo form-CAR,-GAR, ZAR Verbs • Buscar- to look for • Jugar- to play • Almorzar- to each lunch Any verb ending in –car, -gar, or –zar, will be irregular in the yo form of the preterite.
Preterite of Ir(to go) and Ser(to be)… are the exact same thing… WOAH.