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The Preterit Tense

The Preterit Tense. Mr. Jackson. What is the preterit tense?. A verb tense that describes events that happened in the past. Used in all languages What does this look like in English? . Preterit Tense in Spanish.

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The Preterit Tense

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  1. The Preterit Tense Mr. Jackson

  2. What is the preterit tense? • A verb tense that describes events that happened in the past. • Used in all languages • What does this look like in English?

  3. Preterit Tense in Spanish • Now that we can identify the preterit tense in English, let’s apply it to Spanish! • We use the preterit tense to describe: • Completed actions in the past • One time thing • Narrate a series of past actions

  4. Words to Trigger the Use of Preterit • Example words/ phrases to look for: • el (día/mes/año/estación)pasado • [last (day, month, year, season)] • Unavez [one time…] • Ayer [yesterday]

  5. Creating Preterit for –AR Verbs • The preterit form of –AR Verbs is created by dropping the ending (-ar) and adding the following endings. é amos asteasteis ó aron

  6. Let’s Practice Hablar

  7. You and Your Table Partner Tomar

  8. You Alone Trabajar

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