La Pregunta
How do I talk about a specific
past action or event?
El Preterito
(The Preterite)
Talking about specific
past actions or events
En Español
Uses of the Preterite
“Tell What Happened”
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Specific past event/action
Physical action
Beginning/End of an event/action
An interrupting action
Conjugations of the Preterite
Verbs that end in…
-ar
-é
-amos
-aste -asteis
-ó
-aron
-er/-ir
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-isteis
-ieron
Try it!
Conjugate the verb HABLAR using your
preterite endings.
HABLAR
-HABL É HABLAMOS
HABLASTE HABLASTEIS
HABLÓ HABLARON
Now Try…
Conjugate the verb COMER using your
preterite endings.
-COMER
COM Í
COMIMOS
COMISTE COMISTEIS
COM IÓ COMIERON
And Finally..
Conjugate the verb VIVIR using your
preterite endings.
-VIVIR
VIV Í
VIVIMOS
VIV ISTE
VIV ISTEIS
VIVIÓ
VIV IERON
-Car -Gar -Zar
Words that end in –car, -gar, or –zar have
a spelling change in the preterit yo-form
of the verb.
Ju gar
-Car -Gar -Zar
In the YO-Form of a –car/-gar/-zar verb,
a spelling change takes place before adding
the regular –ar ending of the verb.
This is to preserve the sound that the
letters make in the original verb before
conjugation.
-Car -Gar -Zar
For example:
Sacar  Sacé
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Sacar
c  Sa é
qu
Saqué
-Car -Gar -Zar
For example:
Jugar  Jugé
X
Jugar
g  Ju é
gu
Jugué
-Car -Gar -Zar
For example:
Empezar  Empezé
X
Empezar
z  Empe é
Empecé
c
-Car -Gar -Zar
Words that end in –car, -gar, or –zar have
a spelling change in the preterit yo-form
of the verb.
-car: c
-gar: g
-zar: z
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qu
gu
c
-Car -Gar -Zar
Since they’re all –ar verbs,
Simply add your preterit –ar ending
after you’ve made the spelling change in
the yo-form.
-é
Now You Try!
Conjugate the verb TOCAR using your
preterite endings.
Don’t forget your spell change in the yo-form!
TOCAR
-TOQU É
TOC AMOS
TOC ASTE TOC ASTEIS
TOC Ó
TOC ARON
Now You Try!
Conjugate the verb JUGAR using your
preterite endings.
Don’t forget your spell change in the yo-form!
-JUGAR
JUGU É
JUGAMOS
JUGASTE JUGASTEIS
JUGÓ
JUGARON
Now You Try!
Conjugate the verb COMENZAR using your
preterite endings.
Don’t forget your spell change in the yo-form!
-COMENZAR
COMENCÉ
COMENZAMOS
COMENZASTE COMENZASTEIS
COMENZÓ
COMENZARON
¡NO ACCENTS ANYWHERE!
Irregular
verbs in the
preterit
These four verbs have irregular
conjugations. Rather than chopping
off the endings of these verbs and
adding on new ones, learn the
following conjugations of each verb.
Ir - To Go
fui fuimos
fuiste fuisteis
fue fueron
Ir - To Go
fui fuimos
fuiste fuisteis
fue fueron
Guess what?!
ser
Ir
- To Go be
fui fuimos
They’re the
fuiste fuisteis
SAME!
fue fueron
That’s Right!
The conjugations
of Ir and Ser are
the SAME in the
PRETERIT!!
SErIr
- To Go
be
fui fuimos
fuiste fuisteis
fue fueron
ver
The only irregular thing about
Ver in the preterit is that it
doesn’t have any accents.
ver
vi ¡NO
vimos
viste visteis
ACCENTS!
vio vieron
Dar and Ver
are very similar
in the preterit.
Da
ve r
d
vi
d
vimos
d
viste d
visteis
d
vio d
vieron
¡NO ACCENTS ANYWHERE!
Irregular
verbs in the
preterit
Etapa 1.2
“Just Plain Weird”
Verbs
“Just Plain Weird”
verbs
Andar
Estar
Tener
Poder
Poner
Saber
Venir
Querer
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To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
walk
be
have
be able
put/place
know
come
want
“Just Plain Weird”
Stems
Andar :
Estar :
Tener :
Poder :
Poner :
Saber :
Venir :
Querer :
AnduvEstuvTuvPudPusSupVinQuis-
Conjugations of the Preterite
Verbs that end in…
-ar
-é
-amos
-aste -asteis
-ó
-aron
-er/-ir
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-isteis
-ieron
Just Plain Weird
Endings
-ar
-e
New endings
-er/-ir
-amos
-aste -asteis
-o
-aron
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-isteis
-ieron
“Just Plain Weird”
endings
-e
-imos
-iste
-isteis
-o
-ieron
“Just Plain Weird”
CONJUGATIONS
STEM
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anduvestuvtuvpudpussupvinquis-
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ENDINGS
-e
-imos
-iste -isteis
-o
-ieron
Let’s Conjugate!
Conjugate the verb ESTAR in the
preterite in your notes.
estuve
estuvimos
estuviste
estuvisteis
estuvo
estuvieron
Let’s Conjugate!
Conjugate the verb SABER in the
preterite in your notes.
Check your conjugations with your
partner.
Let’s Conjugate!
How’d you do?
supe
supimos
supiste
supisteis
supo
supieron
¡Traducimos!
Read and translate these sentences to
English:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marta anduvo por el parque.
¡Tu tuviste tres galletas!
Nosotros supimos la respuesta.
Yo quise mirar beisbol.
Ellos no pudieron ir al cine.
¡Traducimos!
Read and translate these sentences to
English:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marta walked through the park.
You had three cookies!
We knew the answer.
I wanted to watch baseball.
They could not go to the movies.
¡Traducimos!
Write these sentences in Spanish:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
They wanted to eat lunch.
I was in the office.
We set the table.
You came to my school.
Maria walked to Sara’s house.
¡Traducimos!
Write these sentences in Spanish:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ellos quisieron comer el almuerzo.
Yo estuve en la oficina.
Nosotros pusimos la mesa.
Tu viniste a mi escuela.
Maria anduvo a la casa de Sara.
¡Tarea!
Now that you know the 8 Just Plain Weird
preterite verbs, your homework is:
1. Conjugate all 8 verbs in the preterite in
your notes.
2. Do activity #10, p. 58 in your book.
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You must write your answers in complete
sentences.
J-stem Preterit Verbs
There are a handful of verbs that when
conjugated in the preterit, they take on
the letter ‘j’.
These verbs share similar endings to the
Just Plain Weird Verbs
J-stem Verbs
Traer – To bring
Decir – To tell
Conducir
– To drive
Producir
– To produce
Traducir
– To translate
J-stem Verb Stems
Traer : trajDecir : dijConducir
: conduj-
Producir
: produj-
Traducir
: traduj-
“J-Stem”
endings
-e
-imos
-iste
-isteis
-o
-ieron
X
“J-Stem” Preterit
CONJUGATIONS
STEM
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trajdijcondujprodujtraduj-
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ENDINGS
-e
-imos
-iste -isteis
-o
-eron
Try it!
Conjugate the verb Traer in the
preterit in your notes.
traje
trajimos
trajiste
trajisteis
trajo
trajeron
Try it!
Conjugate the Decir in the preterit in
your notes.
dije
dijimos
dijiste
dijisteis
dijo
dijeron
¡Traducimos!
Read and translate these sentences to
English:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marta trajo su perro al parque.
¡¿Tu me dijiste una mentira?!
Nosotros condujimos a la escuela.
Yo traduje los letreros a inglés.
Ellos no produjeron la película.
¡Traducimos!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marta brought her dog to the park.
You told me a lie?!
We drove to school.
I translated the sign to English.
They did not produce the movie.
¡Traducimos!
Read and translate these sentences to
Spanish:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I drove to school in a blue car.
He told his mother the truth.
We produced the program in Spanish.
You brought me a present.
Raúl y Emilio translated the book in
Spanish.
¡Traducimos!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Conduje a la escuela en un coche azul.
Él le dijo la verdad a su madre.
Produjimos el programa en español.
Tú me trajiste un regalo.
Raúl y Emilio tradujeron el libro en
español.
Tarea
Conjugate all 5 J-stem verbs into your notes.
Traer
Decir
Conducir
Producir
Traducir
Stem-changing Preterit Verbs
E I
O U
In the Present Tense where did
we make stem-spelling changes?
That’s Right! In the “Boot”.
Present Day Soldiers
Wear BOOTS on their feet.
In the past, the soldiers wore…
Similiarly, present tense stem
changers take place in the boot
While past tense preterit verbs
take the stem change in only the
sandal of the shoe.
In the Past or PreteritTense
stem-spelling changes occur in
the “sandal” of the shoe.
E-> I / O-> U
E-> I / O-> U
Stem-Spell Change Verbs
Competir
Dormir
- To compete
– To sleep
Morir
Pedir
– To die
– To ask
– To prefer
Preferir
Repetir
Servir
– To repeat
– To Serve
Stem-Spell Change Verbs
Competir
Dormir
Morir
Pedir
Preferir
Repetir
Servir
- ei
– ou
– ou
– ei
– ei
– ei
– ei
Try it!
Conjugate the verb Repetir in the
preterit in your notes.
repetí
repetimos
repetiste
repetisteis
repitió
repitieron
Try it!
Conjugate the verb Dormir in the
preterit in your notes.
dormí
dormimos
dormiste
dormisteis
durmió
durmieron
Stem-Spell Changes
IY
Creer - To believe
Leer – To read
Oír
iy
– To hear
iy
Try it!
Conjugate the verb Leer in the
preterit in your notes.
leí
leimos
leiste
leisteis
leyó
leyeron