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Preterite of Regular Verbs. One of the past tenses. In English. The past tense of a regular verb is formed by simply adding – ed to the end of the infinitive form. Climb climbed. In Spanish.
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Preterite of Regular Verbs One of the past tenses
In English • The past tense of a regular verb is formed by simply adding –ed to the end of the infinitive form. • Climb climbed
In Spanish • The preterite tense of a regular verb is formed by dropping the ar/er/ir from the infinitive of a regular verb and adding the appropriate ending.
Fill in the blanks • Escalar • Yo ______________ • Ellos ______________ • Acampar • Tú _______________ • Nosotros ___________
Fill in the blanks • Llenar • Él_________ • Vosotros_________ • Remar • Yo_________ • Ellos ______________
Fill in the blanks • Ofrecer • Yo __________ • Ellos ___________ • Encender • Él ___________ • Nosotros ____________
Some spelling issues • Verbs that end in –car, -zar, -gar have spelling changes in the yo form to preserve pronunciation. All other forms are regular. • -car changes to –qué • -zar changes to –cé • -gar changes to -gué
For example • Buscarutilizar • Yobusquéyoutilicé • Túbuscastetúutilizaste • Navegar • Yonavegué • Túnavegaste