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Preterite of AR Verbs. Chapter 8 Grammar 1.1. Review of the Present Tense: How to conjugate an AR verb. Drop the “ar” from the end of the verb and add the following endings. Review of the Present Tense: How to conjugate an ER verb.
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Preterite of AR Verbs Chapter 8 Grammar 1.1
Review of thePresent Tense:HowtoconjugateanAR verb • Drop the “ar” from the end of the verb and add the following endings.
Review of thePresent Tense:HowtoconjugateanER verb • Drop the “er” from the end of the verb and add the following endings.
Review of thePresent Tense: HowtoconjugateanIR verb • Drop the “ir” from the end of the verb and add the following endings.
Preterite Use thepreterite tense totalkaboutwhathappenedorwhatsomeonedid at a specificpoint in thepast. Toformthepreterite of verbsthatend in ar, like comprar, dropthear and addthefollowingendings. The preterite shows a completedpastaction.
Ejemplos • Compré un DVD ayer. • I bought a DVD yesterday. • Nadaron en la piscina el fin de semana pasado. • They swam in the pool this past weekend. • Hablaste por telefono a tus amigos el lunes pasado. • You talked on the telephone to your friends this past Monday.
Nosotros in the Preterite • Note that, in the preterite, the nosotros form of ar verbs looks exactly like the present tense form. • You will have to use context clues to decide whether the speaker is talking about the present or past tense. • Isa y yo gastamos mucho ayer. • Casi nunca gastamos tanto.
Stem Changing AR Verbs • The stem changing ar verbs do not have a stem change in the preterite. • Encontré una camisa bonita y la compré
Rhyme for AR Preterite • Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffetEating her curds and whey, Along came a spider, Who sat down beside herAnd frightened Miss Muffet away
Rhyme for AR Preterite • Little Miss Muffé • Sat on her aste • Eating her curds and ó • Along came Amos • And sat her on asteis • And everyone went aron
Which of the following verbs is in the preterite? • Yocompro • Yocompré • Yocompraba [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which of the following is in the preterite? • Ella habló • Ella hablé • Ella habla [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
What does the preterite show? • Same thing the present tense shows. • A completed past action. • An action going on right now. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
True/False: Stem changing AR verbs do not stem change in the preterite. • True • False [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Which of the following could be in the present AND preterite? • Yohablo • Ustedhabla • Nosotroshablamos [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]