Question Words
Review
pg. 120, 129, 140, 143, 144, 159
Question Words pg. 64
Regular Preterite �Verbs
-Ar Preterite pg. 331, 336
*** Preterite is a fancy way to say past tense***
We use it to talk about what happened at a specific moment in the past (earlier today, last night, last year)
Preterite of -ar Verbs
The preterite tense in Spanish tells what happened at a particular moment in the past.
So how do you form the preterite of -ar verbs?
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Here's How
The nosotros form for -ar verbs are the same in both preterite and present tenses.
* No stem changing occurs in the preterite –ar verbs!
Let's Take A Look At
-ar Preterite (past-tense) Endings
é
amos
aste
asteis
ó
aron
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Hablar- To Talk
hablé
hablamos
hablaste
hablasteis
habló
hablaron
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Here are some examples:
Yo hablé con el director.
I spoke with the director.
Él caminó por el parque.�He walked through the park.
Ellos llegaron a las ocho.�They arrived at eight o'clock.
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Some More Examples:
La semana pasada yo visité un museo con mis amigos.
Last week I visited the museum with my friends.
Terminó el examen.
He finished the test.
Empezó a llorar.
He began to cry.
Moving on to -Car, -Gar,-Zar Verbs!
-Car, -Gar, -Zar Verbs
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-Car, -Gar, -Zar Verbs
Here's How :
c qu (yo) busqué
g gu (yo) pagué
z c (yo) almorcé
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-Car, -Gar, -Zar Verbs
Tú Form
Buscaste
Pagaste
Empezaste
Yo Form
Busqué
Pagué
Empecé
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-Car, -Gar, -Zar Examples
- I played the guitar last night.
- I played with my dog in the park last weekend.
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