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The Preterite of Regular Verbs

The Preterite of Regular Verbs. 1- The Preterite Tense expresses completed actions in the past. 2 . To form the preterite of AR class verbs, you add the correct AR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. stem + regular preterite AR ending. 3 The endings :. yo- é.

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The Preterite of Regular Verbs

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  1. The Preterite of Regular Verbs 1- The Preterite Tense expresses completed actions in the past 2 . To form the preterite of AR class verbs, you add the correct AR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. stem + regular preterite AR ending 3The endings: yo- é nosotros- amos tú- aste Ud., él, ella- ó Uds. ellos, ellas - aron Yo viajé a España el mes pasado. Ellos prepararon los aguacates.

  2. 3. Spelling Changes in the AR Preterite For AR Class verbs in the preterite there are 3 spelling changes that aremade in only in the Yo form of the verb! Verbs ending in CAR: change the c  qu. Then add the é practicar  practiqué Practiqué futbol americano después de las clases. Verbs ending in GAR: change the g  gu. Then add the é llegar  llegué Yo llegué de Madrid a las once.

  3. Verbs ending in ZAR: change the z c. Then add the é lanzar  lancé Yo lancé la pelota de béisbol. Common CAR, GAR, ZAR Verbs practicar, sacar, buscar, tocar, significar llegar, pagar, castigar, jugar, negar empezar, comenzar, almorzar, lanzar, cruzar

  4. Power 2--To form the preterite of ER/IR class verbs, you add the correct ER/IR preterite ending to the stem of the infinitive. stem + regular preterite ER/IR ending Power 4yo- í Power 4 nosotros(as)- imos Power 4 tú- iste Power 4 ustedes/ellos/ellas- ieron Power 4 Ud., él, ella- ió Yo recogí mi equipaje en la correa. Salimos en el tren de cercanías

  5. Power 3- Spelling changes: Power 4- Spelling changes: for any verb whose stem ends in a vowel, ió and ieron change to “yó” and “yeron.” Example: creer- to think/believe yo creí nosotros creímos tú creíste ellos creyeron él creyó Power 4- Other verbs like this are: oír (hear), leer (read), caer (fall) Power 4- The “tú” and “nosotros” forms also require a written accent for these 4 verbs. Normally these forms require NO written accent. creíste oíste leíste caíste creímos oímos leímos caímos

  6. The Verb DAR (to give) The Verb “dar” is an “AR” class verb but is conjugated as a regular ER/IR class verb. It follows the same pattern as “ver” (to see). ver- to see Yo vi** Tú viste El/Ella/Ud. vio** Nosotros vimos Uds./Ellos/Ellas vieron dar- to give Yo di** Tú diste El/Ella/Ud. dio** Nosotros dimos Uds./Ellos/Ellas dieron **Because the yo and él forms are one syllable, no written accent mark is needed.

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