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El Pretérito

The preterite tense is essential for expressing past events in Spanish. This guide covers its conjugation for regular AR, ER, and IR verbs, provides example sentences, and highlights common irregularities. Key rules include using accent marks and remembering that certain stem-changing verbs don't change in the preterite. Engage in practical exercises to apply your knowledge and avoid misuse of irregular verbs. Perfect for learners at any level who wish to master the nuances of past actions in Spanish.

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El Pretérito

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  1. El Pretérito 2B

  2. El Pretérito • The preterite is the simple past tense in Spanish. • It is used when you are describing events that happened in the past. • It’s roughly equivalent to the –ed ending in English.

  3. To Conjugate in the Preterite1. Drop the AR, ER or IR2. Add new ending AR Endings é amos aste asteis ó aron Cantar—to sing canté cantamos I sang We sang cantaste cantasteis You sang You all sang cantó cantaron He/she sang They sang You (formal) You all (formal) ER and IR Endings  í imos iste isteis ió ieron Correr—to run Vivir—to live corrí corrimos viví vivimos I ran We ran I lived We lived corriste corristeis viviste vivisteis You ran You all ran You lived Y’all lived corrió corrieron vivió vivieron He/she ran They ran He/she lived They lived You (formal) You all (formal) You (formal) You all (f.)

  4. Recuerdos • Make sure to include the accent marks. They are completely wrong without them. • Stem changers that end in AR and ER DO NOT stem change in the preterite (YAY!). You don’t have to worry about IR stem changers just yet. • Reflexive verbs still have their reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se).

  5. Traduce. Usa el pretérito. • On Christmas, we woke up early. • My children looked at the tree. • They opened many presents. • I drank coffee. • My husband drank tea. • The kids drank hot chocolate. • I looked at the clock. • Everything happened before 8:00.

  6. A ti te toca • Escribe seis (6) frases con el pretérito sobre tu día de nieve (snow day). • Usa (por lo menos) tres formas distintas. • Usa (por lo menos) un verbo AR, un verbo ER, un verbo IR. • Evita los verbos irregulares (ser, ir, hacer, tener).

  7. Los verbos especiales • In the yo form (only the yo form), the following verbs have a change in the preterite: • CAR (tocar, sacar, enfocar) • The C changes to QU and then you add the é. • Ex: yo toqué BUT tú tocaste • GAR (jugar, pagar, castigar) • The G changes to GU and then you add the é. • Ex: yo jugué BUT tú jugaste • ZAR (almorzar, cruzar) • The Z changes to C and then you add the é. • Ex: yo almorcé BUT tú almorzaste

  8. Ejemplos • Juan y yo cruzar la calle. Yo cruzar primero. Él cruzar segundo. • Mi mamá pagar mucho dinero al restaurante. Yo no pagar nada. • Estefania y su hermano sacar la basura ayer. Hoy, ellos no están aquí y yo la sacar. Ahora, traduce.

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