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Conjugating Verbs in the Preterite Tense

Conjugating Verbs in the Preterite Tense. Steps to conjugate in the Preterite. Find the stem by dropping the last two letters off of the infinitive. ie... habl – ar 2. Add the regular preterite endings. AR Endings. To describe completed actions in the past. é amos. aste.

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Conjugating Verbs in the Preterite Tense

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  1. ConjugatingVerbs in the Preterite Tense

  2. Steps to conjugate in the Preterite • Find the stem by dropping the last two letters off of the infinitive. • ie...habl – ar • 2. Add the regular preterite endings.

  3. AR Endings • To describe completed actions in the past. é amos aste ó aron

  4. ER and IR Endings • To describe completed actions in the past. í imos iste ió ieron

  5. Watch out for Orthographic spelling changes We cannot change the original sound of a letter by conjugating: This happens PRIMARILY with the yo form of AR verbs whose stems end in C,G,or Z c - qu g - gu z - c

  6. Watch out for ER/IR verbs whose stem ends in a vowel ie…leer leí - leímos leíste - - leyó - leyeron

  7. Preterite Stem Changes • 3 Onlys • Only w/ ir verbs • Only one letter stem change • Only in the slipper (box 3 & 5) ie...dormir durmió durmieron

  8. Irregular Preterite 4 7 3 2 short U I J Ver Andar I wantTraer Ir Haber to makeDecir Dar Saber wine Ser Tener Estar Poder Poner

  9. ¡Ojo! Verb Preterite Imp. saber found out knew conocer met knew a person querer refused (neg.) wanted poder managed, failed had the ability estar got, became was tener received possessed, had

  10. Practice Conjugating ser jugar leer dormir

  11. Practice Conjugating ser jugar

  12. Practice Conjugating leer dormir

  13. For Extra Practice: http://trackstar.hprtec.org track #93334 http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/index.html www.studyspanish.com grammar topics – preterite and imperfect

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