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EL PRETÉRITO
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Page 1: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

EL PRETÉRITO

Page 2: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in

the past.

Page 3: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

Ayer vi una película de Indiana Jones

(Specific time/ complete action)

Page 4: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

Durante la película oí un teléfono

(during a specific period of time)

Page 5: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

La película empezó a las 4 de la tarde.

(beginning of an action)

Page 6: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

La película terminó a las 6 de la tarde.

(end of an action)

Page 7: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

Usos del Pretérito

1) To express an action that was completed at a specific time in the past Ej: Ayer vi la película de Indiana Jones

2) To express an event that occurred during a specific time in the past Ej: Durante la película oí un teléfono

Page 8: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

Usos del Pretérito

3) To express an action that began at a specific time in the past

Ej: La película empezó a las 4 de la tarde

4) To express an action that finished at a specific time in the past

Ej: La película terminó a las 6 de la tarde

Page 9: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

1) Verbs ending in –CAR, -GAR, -ZAR ONLY change the “Yo form”

c → qu - Yo expliQUÉ / Yo busQUÉ Yo toQUÉ

g → gu - Yo lleGUÉ / Yo juGUÉ

Yo paGUÉ

z → c - Yo empeCÉ / Yo comenCÉ Yo cruCÉ

Page 10: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

2) -er and -ir verbs whose stem ends in a vowel ONLY change “3rd person singular/ plural” (Él, Ella,Ud/ Ellos, Ellas, Uds)

i → y Ej: Caer, Creer, Leer, Oír, Poseer, Construir

Leí, Leíste, LeYó, Leímos, LeYeron Oí, oíste, oYó, oímos, oYeron

* Exception: “traer”

Page 11: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

Construí, Construiste, ConstruYó

Construimos, ConstruYeron

•Verbs that end in –UIR ONLY an accent is added to the i of the “yo form”. Ej: Construir, Contribuir, distribuir, huir

Page 12: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

3) –IR verbs have a stem changing in the 3rd person singular (Él, Ella,Ud) and the 3rd person plural (Ellos, Ellas, Uds).

e → i o → u

mentí mentiste mintió mentimos mintieron

dormí dormiste durmió dormimos durmieron

Page 13: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

4) Irregulares en todas las formas:

-e -imos -iste -o -ieron* (“-jeron” if the stem ends in “j”)

a) Verbs with – i in the preterit stem:

Venir: Vine Viniste Vino Vinimos Vinieron

Hacer: Hice Hiciste Hizo Hicimos Hicieron

Page 14: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

b) Verbs with –u in the preterit stem:

Poner: Puse Pusiste Puso Pusimos Pusieron

Saber: Supe Supiste Supo Supimos Supieron

Page 15: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

c) Verbs with –uv in the preterit stem:

Estar: Estuve Estuviste Estuvo

Estuvimos Estuvieron

Andar: Anduve Anduviste Anduvo

Anduvimos Anduvieron

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c) Verbs with –j in the preterit stem ( including –ducir verbs)

Traer: Traje Trajiste Trajo Trajimos Trajeron

Decir: Dije Dijiste Dijo Dijimos Dijeron

Conducir: Conduje Condujiste Condujo Condujimos

Condujeron

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d) SER and IR are identical in the preterit:

Fui Fuimos

Fuiste

Fue Fueron

Page 18: EL PRETÉRITO. The preterit tense expresses an action, an event, or a state of mind that occurred and was completed at a specific time in the past.

e) DAR and VER have the same endings in the preterit:

Dar: Di Diste Dio Dimos Dieron

Ver: Vi Viste Vio Vimos Vieron


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