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SOMOS 2 Unit 2: -AR Preterite Verbs

By Sarah Boyer

Hablamos de infinitivos...

Multiple Select

Which of these are infinitives IN ENGLISH? Check all that apply.

to go

to walk

I play

We eat

Multiple Select

In Spanish: Which of these are infinitives? Check all that apply.

comer

bailo

caminar

levanto

NOUNS TO PRONOUNS REMINDER!

ONE NAME = "el/ella" form
TWO OR MORE NAMES = "ellos/ellas" form
NAME (or more) and the pronoun YO = "nosotros" form
NAME (or more) and the pronoun TÚ or USTED = "ustedes" form

Multiple Choice

REPLACE w/ a PRONOUN:

GLORIA

tú

ella

ellos

él

Multiple Choice

REPLACE w/ a PRONOUN:

Pedro, Tomas, y yo.

nosotros

ella

ellos

ustedes

Multiple Choice

REPLACE w/ a PRONOUN:

CARLOS and MARIA

ustedes

nosotros

ellos

él

NOUNS TO PRONOUNS REMINDER!

Pronouns REPLACE Nouns - here is a refresher on how to do that.
Nouns are PEOPLE/PLACES/THINGS
When conjugating verbs you will most likely see NAMES of people and you will need to replace them with the correct pronoun

Multiple Choice

REPLACE w/ a PRONOUN:

Daniel y tú

nosotros

tú

ellos

ustedes

In Spanish, we conjugate (or change the endings) of verbs in order to say who is doing the action and when the action is done.

Verb Conjugation

Multiple Choice

habla

he/she talks

I talk

You talk

we talk

Multiple Choice

Is the verb "habla" present or past? Pick the best answer

It is present because it means he/she talks

It is past because it can describe he/she talks or he/she talked

It is any tense I want it to be depending on my meaning.

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

There are many different tenses in Spanish and in English. Some tenses are used to describe present action, others describe past action.

The preterite tense is one of the tenses that is used to describe past action.
Specifically, it is used to talk about things that happened at a specific time in the past.
They are completed actions.

Preterite Tense

 I went to the store.

We ate ice cream together. Did you find the book?

He ran in the track meet.

EXAMPLES of Preterite Tense

Regular -AR Preterite Endings

step 1 - drop the infinitive ending (AR)

step 2 - identify the stem (the first part of the verb, excluding the AR

for example: HABLAR --> HABL

step 3 - add new ending (using the chart) based on who you are writing about

example: "I SPOKE" -- YO HABLÉ.

Completa la sección de verbos AR del papel que recibes de Sra. Snyder

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Ellos ____________ (ahorrar) dinero para comprar sus anillos de matrimonio.

ahorró

ahorré

ahorraste

ahorraron

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Ustedes ____________ (regatear) el precio de la cadena.

regateamos

regateó

regateaste

regatearon

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Nosotros ____________ (pagar) con tarjeta de crédito

pagaron

pagó

pagaste

pagamos

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Ana ____________ (regatear) por un precio barato.

regateamos

regateó

regateaste

regatearon

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Yo ____________ (mirar) el collar.

miramos

miraste

miré

miraron

Regular -ER/IR Preterite Endings

step 1 - drop the infinitive ending (ER/IR)

step 2 - identify the stem (the first part of the verb, excluding the ER/IR

for example: BEBER --> BEB

step 3 - add new ending (using the chart) based on who you are writing about

example: "I DRANK" -- YO BEBI.

Completa la sección de verbos ER del papel que recibes de Sra. Snyder

Multiple Choice

Él __________ (salir) el viernes pasado.

saliste

salió

salí

salimos

Multiple Choice

Nosotros _________ cien dólares anteayer (recibir)

recibí

recibemos

recibimos

recibieron

Multiple Choice

Mis hermanos ____________ el helado y las hamburguesas (comer).

comió

comimos

comieron

comiste

Multiple Choice

Yo ____________ (escribir) la redacción el sábado pasado.

escribí

escribiste

escribió

escribieron

Multiple Choice

Christina ______ (cumplir)

cumplieron

cumplí

cumplimos

cumplió

Multiple Choice

Yo ______la película en Hollywood (producir)

produci

produciste

producí

producieron

Multiple Choice

Yo ______en la hierba (dormir)

dormí

dormiste

dormió

dormimos

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Ellos ____________ (pagar) con dinero en efectivo

pagaron

pagó

pagaste

pagamos

There are also irregular verbs that do not follow the same conjugation patterns as regular verbs do.

As always...

The verbs IR and SER are both irregulars and conjugated EXACTLY the same

Ir= to go

SER= to be

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Celia Cruz fue una cantante cubana.

IR - went

SER - was

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Marco fue el mejor estudiante el año pasado.

IR - went

SER - was

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Picasso y Dalí fueron pintores españoles muy importantes.

IR - went

SER - were

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
El partido fue en el estadio de "Bobby Holcomb"

IR - went

SER - was

Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:

yo ________ ayer. (cantar)

cantó

canté

cantaste

canto

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis

Él ____________ (ahorrar) dinero para comprar un reloj elegante.

ahorró

ahorré

ahorraste

ahorraron

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that best translates the statement below

Yo compré una sombrilla barata.

I bought an expensive umbrella

I'm buying an expensive umbrella

I bought a cheap umbrella

I'm buying a cheap umbrella

Multiple Choice

Tú ______la puerta de la casa (abrir)

abrí

abrieron

abriste

abrió

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that best translates the statement below

Ustedes compraron unos anteojos de sol.

You (all) bought some sunglassess

You (all) are buying some sunglasses

We bought some sunglasses

I bought some sunglasses

Multiple Choice

Ellos (comprar) los guantes rojos.

comprar

compran

compraron

compro

Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:

ellas ________ sus cumpleaños. (celebrar)

celebramos

celebran

celebraron

Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:

¿Usted ________ la torta de fresas? (comer)

comiste

comió

come

comí

Multiple Choice

Practice the preterite:

¿Tú________ los regalos de navidad? (abrir)

abriste

abrió

abre

abrí

Multiple Choice

Los camellos ______ por el desierto. (caminar)

corren

comieron

caminaron

caminan

Multiple Choice

Nosotros ________ tu hermano ayer. (conocer) = met

conocí

conocemos

conocimos

conocieron

Multiple Choice

Tú______ allí por dos meses. (vivir)

vivimos

vivo

viviste

vivieron

Multiple Choice

Ella ___________ (decidir) comprar un bocadillo de queso.

decidiste

decidió

decidío

decidimos

Multiple Choice

Ellos _________ el dinero en la oficina

perdí

perdió

perdimos

perdieron

Multiple Choice

Ustedes ___________ la limonada anoche. (tomar)

toman

tomas

tomo

tomaron

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Yo fui a la casa de mi abuela para las vacaciones de la Navidad.

IR - went

SER - was

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
El partido entre Barcelona y Real Madrid fue anoche. El equipo de Real Madrid ganó.

IR - went

SER - was

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Ayer mi hermano fue al hospital.

IR - went

SER - was

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
La semana pasada tú fuiste a comer con tus amigos.

IR- went

SER - were

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Luisa y Carla fueron a visitar a su amiga en el hospital.

IR - went

SER - were

Multiple Choice

Is the verb being used as IR or SER in the preterite:
Anoche mis hermanos y yo fuimos al cine para ver la película "Coco."

IR - went

SER - were

SOMOS 2 Unit 2: -AR Preterite Verbs

By Sarah Boyer

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