Unit 2A Labolengua
Direct object pronouns,
preterite tense
Unit 2A: Labolengua
A Direct object pronouns
These are words like it or me which we use to avoid having to repeat the
name of a person or thing that has already been mentioned. They usually
go in front of the verb.
¿Tienes las llavas? Sí, las tengo.
Have you got the keys? Yes, I’ve got them.
lo it (masc. thing)
la it (fem. thing)
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los them (masc. things)
las them (fem. things)
Unit 2A: Labolengua
B Preterite tense
The preterite tense or simple past tense is used to refer to an action that began
and ended in the past. To form the preterite of regular verbs:
take the infinitive
viajar
comer
salir
remove the ending
viajcomsaland add the following endings: yo viajé
comí
salí
tú viajaste
comiste
saliste
él/ella/usted viajó
comió
salió
nosotros/as viajamos
comimos salimos
vosotros/as viajasteis comisteis salisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes viajaron
comieron salieron
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Unit 2A: Labolengua
• Reflexive verbs follow the same pattern as regular -ar verbs but
remember to place the pronoun in front of the verb:
me levanté, te levantaste, se levantó etc.
Now complete the verb alojarse (to stay) in the same way.
• Here are some common verbs that have irregular preterites. Check them.
Note that they have no accents when written in the preterite.
estar (to be)
hacer (to do)
tener (to have)
ir (to go)
Ser and ir have the same form in the preterite tense, so fui can
mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’. The context should make the meaning
clear.
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ser (to be)