El Pretérito (-ar)

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El Pretérito (-ar)

Conjugating in the preterite follows the same process as conjugating in the present tense. The only difference is you use preterite endings (-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron).

Apuntes

When you want to talk about actions completed in the past, use the preterite tense. To form the preterite of a regular –ar verb, add the appropriate preterite ending to the verb’s stem.

PRETERITE ENDINGS

-é / -amos

-aste / -asteis

-ó / -aron

(Apuntes) continuado

o Notice that the first and third person singular forms have an accent over the final vowel.

o The nosotros(as) form is the same in the preterite as in the present tense.

Luis says:

-Limpié la cocina. (I cleaned the kitchen.)

Multiple Choice

What is the "yo" (1st person, singular) preterite ending for regular -ar verbs?

-o

-as

-é

-ar

Multiple Choice

What is the "tú" (2nd person, singular) preterite ending for regular -ar verbs?

-aste

-as

-asteis

-es

Multiple Choice

What is the "él, ella, Ud." (3rd person, singular) preterite ending for regular -ar verbs?

-o

-a

-ó

-ió

Multiple Choice

What is the "nosotros(as)" (1st person, plural) preterite ending for regular -ar verbs?

-ar

-amos

-asteis

-é

Multiple Choice

What is the "vosotros(as)" (2nd person, plural) preterite ending for regular -ar verbs?

-amos

-aron

-asteis

-aste

Multiple Choice

What is the "ellos, ellas, Uds." (3rd person, plural) preterite ending for regular -ar verbs?

-an

-amos

-asteis

-aron

Multiple Select

Which endings are singular?

-aste

-amos

-asteis

-é

-ó

Multiple Select

Which endings are plural?

-aron

-asteis

-amos

-aste

-é

Fill in the Blanks

We spoke. (hablar/nosotros)

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

You walked. (caminar/tú)

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

They studied. (estudiar/ellas)

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

I danced.

Yo bailo.

Yo bailé.

Yo bailar.

Yo baile.

Multiple Choice

She sang.

Ella cantaron.

Ella canta.

Ella canté.

Ella cantó.

Multiple Choice

Y'all (Spain) texted.

Texteasteis.

Texteaste.

Texteáis.

Textaron.

Multiple Select

Qué significa "Nosotros miramos la tele" en inglés? Choose the all that apply.

We watch TV.

We watched TV.

We are going to watch TV.

We like to watch TV.

El Pretérito (-ar)

Conjugating in the preterite follows the same process as conjugating in the present tense. The only difference is you use preterite endings (-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron).

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