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Preterite –ar Verbs. Ms. Pomar Spanish II. Preterite =. An action that happened in the past . The action began and ended at a definite time in the past. In English it is usually used with an –ed ending ex:. I start ed Spanish class in August.
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Preterite –ar Verbs Ms. Pomar Spanish II
Preterite = • An action that happened in the past. • The action began and ended at a definite • time in the past • In English it is usually used with an –ed • ending • ex: I started Spanish class in August She played video games yesterday We went to the beach on Saturday
Preterite –ar endings • Drop the –ar from the verb and replace with the following: yo = nosotros = tú = Ud. = Uds. = (él, ella) (ellos, ellas) -é -amos -aste -ó -aron • Notice there are accents ONLY in the yo & • ud. forms
-car, -gar, -zar • ONLY in the ______ form do you use these ending • car • gar • zar yo qué gué cé • ex: • Yo ____________ (marcar) • Yo ____________ (llegar) • Yo ____________ (empezar) marqué llegué empecé
Practice Conjugate these verbs in the Preterite • Tú ____________ (hablar) • Nosotros ____________ (tomar) • Yo ____________ (comenzar) • Ellos ___________ (nadar) • José ___________ (comprar) hablaste tomamos comencé nadaron compró