Preterite Verbs (-ar) Check - Period 5&7

To talk about actions that were completed

To form the preterite tense of the -ar verbs, add the preterite ending (-é, aste, ó, amos, aron)

The nosotros form is the same in the present and preterite tense

You need to look for key words and context clues to decide which tense is indicated

habl + é

habl + aste

habl + ó

habl + amos

habl + aron

Yo hablé

Tú hablaste

Él/ella/Ud. habló

Nosotros hablamos

Ellos/ellas/Uds. hablaron

Anoche: last night

El año pasado: last year

Ayer: yesterday

Hace + time expression: It has been 4 days

La semana pasada: last week