 O-UE
stem changing boot verb
 This verb functions like gustar.
 There are only 2 forms of the verb in present
tense
 Duele
and Duelen
 With
the two forms (duele and duelen) you
MUST use pronouns.
Me
Nos
Te
Le
Les
 The
two forms of doler (duele and duelen)
must agree with the number of body parts.
 Example
I
hurt my arm
 Me duele la cabeza
I
hurt my legs
 Me duelen las piernas
 Notice
when talking about body parts you use
a definite article
 Me
duele la cabeza
 NOT – me duele mi cabeza
 Her

Le duele la mano
 My

legs hurt.
Me duelen las piernas
 You

hurt your head?
¿Te duele la cabeza?
 His

hand hurts.
legs and arms hurt.
Le duelen las piernas y los brazos
 The
preterite is a tense used to express an
action completed at a definite time in the
past. This tense is usually referred to as the
past tense in English. (ed)

Example:


You lifted weight yesterday
I swam in the pool
 To
form the preterite of regular AR verbs,
add the following ends to the stem.
é
aste
ó
amos
aron
 Using
the verb nadar (to swim) conjugate all
five forms in the preterite.
nadé
nadaste
nadó
nadamos
nadaron

Translate the following sentences into the preterite tense.
She swam in the sea
Ella nadó en el mar
You(Familiar) lifted weights yesterday
Levantaste pesas ayer
I walked
Mariana caminé
 Yo
miro la television
 Yo miré la television
 Ella camina en la playa
 Ella caminó en la playa
 Ellos halban por teléfono
 Ellos hablaron por teléfono
 Tú decoras para la fiesta
 Tú decraste para la fiesta
 Nosotros escuchamos musica
 Nosotros escuchamos musica
Estudiar
Mirar la television
Eschuchar a musica
Levantar pesas
Trabajar
Decorar
Terminar
 The
spelling of some verbs in English change
in the past tense.

Admit = admitted
Stop – stopped
I am – I was
It bends – It bend
Break – broke
Buy - bought

The same is also true for some verbs in Spanish

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

 There
is a spelling change for regular verbs in
the Yo form that end in CAR, GAR, ZAR
 This allows the words to maintain their
original sounds
Buscar
 Jugar
 Almorzar

c become qu = yo busqué
g become gu = yo jugué
z become c = yo almorcé
I
looked for the sunscreen.
I
ate lunch at one o’clock.
I
played baseball.