Regular verbs in the preterit tense SG
Verbs ending in -gar in yo form in the present form change to what in the preterite?
-gu
Verbs ending in -car in yo form in the present form change to what in the preterite?
-qu
Formation of the preterite tense: -AR Verbs
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron
Formation of the preterite: -ER/-IR Verbs
-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
What are the uses for preterit tense?
1. An action completed in the past 2. A series or sequence of actions completed in the past 3. Actions that took place, began, or ended at a certain time 4. Actions that occurred a specific number of times
Prax: Conjugate Abrir (to open)
Abrí, abriste, abrió, abrimos, abristeis, abrieron
Prax: Conjugate Caminar (to walk)
Caminé, Caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron
Prax: I turned off the light... (apagar)
Luego apagué la luz...
Prax: Desde la cocina, Gabi ___________ a Samuel y a Tomas. (saludar)
Saludó
Prax: Conjugate Vender (to sell)
Vendí, vendiste, vendió, vendimos, vendisteis, vendieron
Prax: I prayed... (rezar)
Yo recé...
Prax: I took out a suit... (sacar)
Yo saqué un traje...
Prax: Yo __________ la puerta de nuestro apartamento. (abrir)
abrí
Verbs ending in -zar in yo form in the present form change to what in the preterite?
change z to c
Ex: Conjugate construir in the preterit
construí, construiste, construyó, construimos, construisteis, construyeron
Prax: Un desconocido salio de su auto tambien pero ________ del accidente. (huir)
huyó
Prax: Muchas personas hoy _______ la noticia en los periodicos. (leer)
leyeron
Ex; conjugate leer in the preterite
leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, leyeron
Prax: En casa _______ nosotros muchos truenos. (oir)
oímos
The first and third person singular forms of regular verbs in all three conjugations require a ______________ on the ending.
written accent
Verbs that end in -uir also change i to y, but there is no ________ in the tu, nosotros, and vosotros forms.
written accent
In the preterite, -ir and -er verbs with a stem that ends in a vowel (leer, caer, construir, etc.) change i to _____ in the third person forms.
y
Verbs with spelling changes in the preterite: Have a spelling change in the ______ form only to maintain the sound of the final consonant of the stem.
yo
Ex: Conjugate the verb "abrazar" in the preterite.
yo abracé
Ex: Conjugate the verb "almorzar" in the preterite.
yo almorcé
Ex: Conjugate the verb "apagar" in the preterite.
yo apagué
Ex: Conjugate the verb "buscar" in the preterite.
yo busqué
Ex: Conjugate the verb "dedicar" in the preterite.
yo dediqué
Ex: Conjugate the verb "empezar" in the preterite.
yo empecé
Ex: Conjugate the verb "encargar" in the preterite.
yo encargué
Ex: Conjugate the verb "llegar" in the preterite.
yo llegué
Ex: Conjugate the verb "tocar" in the preterite.
yo toqué
