Introducción al Pretérito

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Elizabeth Fleetwood

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Introducción al Pretérito

The teacher will read this slide aloud. Can you figure out any of the preterite conjugations or when it's used?

What is preterite & when is it used?

Preterite is a form of past tense.
It is used to describe a one time completed action in the past.
In English, preterite often ends with -ed.
Example: Yesterday, I ran through the park.
Eample: Last weekend we went to a birthday party.
Example: I woke up late this morning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is written in preterite, based on the definition?

I used to go to the gym before school.

I went to the gym every other day.

I went to the gym yesterday

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is written in preterite, based on the definition?

I celebrated Christmas with family this year.

I celebrated Christmas with family as a kid.

I used to celebrate Christmas with family.

Steps to conjugate for preterite -

Identify the subject - Yo (hablar) por teléfono anoche.
Drop the -AR, -ER, or -IR ending - Yo habl por teléfono anoche.
Add the appropriate ending - yo hablé por teléfono anoche.

NOTE

Nosotros is the same in present indicative and preterite!

NOTE

Accents are extremely important. Without an accent you can change the subject and tense.

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María (cantar) en el concierto el fin de semana pasada.

Type answer...

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el año pasado tú (visitar) a Chile.

Type answer...

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Yo (manejar) a la tienda ayer.

Type answer...

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Mi amiga y yo (montar) en caballo por las montañas el verano pasado.

Type answer...

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La semana pasada mi hermana y su esposo se (casar).

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Mi hermano (mover) a Florida la semana pasada.

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Anoche yo (beber) agua con la cena.

Type answer...

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María y Juan (comer) a un restaurante elegante anoche.

Type answer...

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Ayer la clase (aprender) como usar el pretérito.

Type answer...

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Tú (correr) en el gimnasio esta mañana.

Type answer...

Poll

How confident do you feel about preterite?

Super confident. It's easy.

Pretty confident. Need more practice though.

Eh, I think I got it.

Mm, no. I don't got it.

Open Ended

What questions to you have?

What would you like to go over next time?

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