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The fun and exciting world of El Preterito AR Verbs in the past

The fun and exciting world of El Preterito AR Verbs in the past. What is the difference? Cual es la diferencia ?. Future tense. I will dance. I am going to dance. I dance. I am dancing. I just danced. I danced. Near future. Present tense. Present progressive.

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The fun and exciting world of El Preterito AR Verbs in the past

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  1. The fun and exciting world ofEl PreteritoAR Verbs in the past

  2. What is the difference?Cuales la diferencia? Future tense • I will dance. • I am going to dance. • I dance. • I am dancing. • I just danced. • I danced. Near future Present tense Present progressive Present tense expressing near past Past tense

  3. The Past TenseEl Preterito • Use the preterite tense when you are talking about actions or events that were completedin the past.

  4. How do we form the preterite tense for AR Verbs? • Choose an AR Verb (bailar) • Chop off the AR. • You are left with the stem of the verb (bail-) • Add the appropriate (as opposed to the inappropriate) endings to the stem.

  5. !Conjugamos un verbo en el preterito! BAILAR = TO DANCE Yo Tu El Ella Ud. Nosotros Vosotros Ellos Ellas Ustedes bail bail bail é bail bail bail amos aste asteis ó aron

  6. So what does it all mean? Yo bailé Nosotros bailamos Tú bailaste Vosotros bailasteis Él Ellos Ella bailó Ellas bailaron Usted Ustedes We danced We did dance I danced I did dance You danced You did dance You danced You did dance He danced He did dance She danced She did dance You danced You did dance They danced They did dance You danced You did dance

  7. Try one on your own! • Pick an AR Verb • Chop off the AR • Add the appropriate endings

  8. DAY 2 NotesThose pesky exceptions! • There are certain verbs that require a stem change in the YO form in the preterite tense. • -car verbs • -gar verbs • -zar verbs • Why? • We need to keep the same sound in the stem throughout the entire conjugation.

  9. -CAR verbs • The “c” in “-car” verbs changes to a “qu” in the yo form in the preterite tense. Buscar = to look for Yo busqué Nosotros buscamos Tú buscaste Vosotros buscasteis Él Ellos Ella buscó Ellas buscaron Ud. Ustedes • Other verbs like this: • Explicar = to explain • Sacar = to take out • Tocar = to touch or to play

  10. -GAR Verbs • The “g” in “-gar” verbs changes to a “gu” in the yo form in the preterite Apagar = to turn off Yo apagué Nosotros apagamos Tú apagaste Vosotros apagasteis Él Ellos Ella apagó Ellas apagaron Ud. Ustedes • Other verbs like this: • colgar = to hang up • jugar = to play • llegar = to arrive

  11. -ZAR verbs • The “z” in “-zar” verbs changes to a “c” in the yo form in the preterite Empezar = to begin or to start Yo empecé Nosotros empezamos Tú empezaste Vosotros empezasteis Él Ellos Ella empezó Ellas empezaron Ud. Ustedes

  12. Some words that cue the past! anoche ayer La semanapasada El anopasado anteayer

  13. Back to the beginning! Yo bailaré. • I will dance. • I am going to dance. • I dance. • I am dancing. • I just danced. • I danced. Yo voy a bailar. Yo bailo. Yo estoy bailando. Yo acabo de bailar. Yo bailé

  14. Practicamos • Ellos _______________ la basura. (sacar) • Mi amiga _____________ la comida. (preparar) • Yo _____________ mi tarea. (empezar) • Tus padres ____________ la ropa. (colgar) • Ayer, nosotros ______________. (limpiar) • Usted me ______________ las ollas. (lavar) • Ustedes nos _____________. (trabajar) • El avion ______________ a las ocho. (llegar) • Yo _____________ a las ocho tambien. (llegar) • Cuantos chicos ____________ el pan? (buscar)

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