-AR Preterite Verbs (past tense)

Preterite Verbs• Preterite means “past tense”• Preterite verbs deal with

“completed past action”• The ending tells who did the

action.

-AR Preterite EndingsYo -é Nosotros -amosTú -aste Vosotros -asteisÉlEllaUd.

-óEllosEllasUds.

-aron

Take off the –AR and add the correct ending.Don’t forget accent marks in YO & TÚ forms.

-AR Preterite EndingsCompare Present tense to Preterite tense:•Present Tense Preterite Tense-o -amos -é -amos-as -áis -aste -asteis-a -an -ó -aron

Yo hablo (I talk) Yo hablé (I talked)Tú hablas (You talk) Tú hablaste (You talked)Ella habla (she talks) Ella habló (She talked)José habla (he talks) José habló (He talked)Uds. hablan(You talk) Uds. hablaron(Youtalked)

-AR Preterite Endings

Let’s do a regular-AR verb.

TIRAR--to throwTake off the “ar” and attach the endings to the stem (tir)

Yo tiréI threw

Nosotros tiramosWe threw

Tú tirasteyou threw

Vosotros tirasteisY’all threw

ÉlEllaUd.

tiróHe/she threwYou threw

EllosEllasUds.

tiraronThey threwYou all threw

HABLAR--to speakTake off the “ar” and attach the appropriate endings to the stem

(Habl)

Yo habléI spoke

Nosotros hablamosWe spoke

Tú hablasteyou spoke

Vosotros hablasteisY’all spoke

ÉlEllaUd.

hablóHe/she spokeYou spoke

EllosEllasUds.

hablaronThey spokeYou all spoke

AYUDAR--to helpTake off the “ar” and add the appropriate endings to the stem (Ayud)

Yo ayudéI helped

Nosotros ayudamosWe helped

Tú ayudasteyou helped

Vosotros ayudasteisY’all helped

ÉlEllaUd.

ayudóHe/she helpedYou helped

EllosEllasUds.

ayudaronThey helpedYou all helped

-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR Verbs

• Verbs ending in –car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the preterite YO form

-CAR C changes to QUÉ Yo busquéI looked for…

-GAR G changes to GUÉ Yo lleguéI arrived

-ZAR Z changes to CÉ Yo almorcéI ate lunch

Por ejemplo: (-car verbs)Buscar – to look for

• ONLY the YO form is irregular!

Yo busquéI looked for

Nosotros buscamosWe looked for

Tú buscasteyou looked for

Vosotros buscasteisY’all looked for

ÉlEllaUd.

buscóHe/she looked forYou looked for

EllosEllasUds.

buscaronThey looked forYou all looked for

Por ejemplo: -gar verbs Llegar – to arrive

Yo lleguéI arrived

Nosotros llegamosWe arrived

Tú llegasteyou arrived

Vosotros llegasteisY’all arrived

ÉlEllaUd.

llegóHe/she arrivedYou arrived

EllosEllasUds.

llegaronThey arrivedYou all arrived

• ONLY the YO form is irregular!

Por ejemplo: -zar verbs Empezar – to begin

• ONLY the YO form is irregular!• Do NOT Stem-change –AR verbs in the Preterite!

Yo empecéI began

Nosotros empezamosWe began

Tú empezasteyou began

Vosotros empezasteisY’all began

ÉlEllaUd.

empezóHe/she beganYou began

EllosEllasUds.

empezaronThey beganYou all began

Words that Indicate the PAST

Ayer YesterdayAnteayer Day before yesterdayAnoche Last night

El año pasado Last yearEl mes pasado Last month

Una vez One time

Complete these sentences with the correct Preterite form of the verb.

1. Ayer yo _______ con mi madre. (hablar)

2. Anoche tú _______ el baloncesto. (practicar)

3. Marta ________ la tele anteayer. (mirar)

4. Sara y yo _________ con Jorge el viernes. (hablar).

5. Mateo y Julia _______ a su padre una vez. (ayudar)

6. Guillermo __________ la pelota ayer. (tirar)