Unidad 6

U6E1 GRAMÁTICA

U6E1 Learning Targets

1. Tell what happened2. Make suggestions to a group3. Describe city buildings4. Talk about professions

Grammar Concepts Needed to Meet Learning Targets:1. Use preterite of regular –er and-ir verbs2. Use preterite verbs with the y spelling change3. Use the preterite of hacer, ir ser

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of –er and –ir verbs

Learning Target: Tell what happened

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

The preterite is a verb tense that is used to express a completed

action from the past.

In English, these are verbs that end in –ed

You already learned the verb endings for –ar verbs in the preterite.

-é

-aste

-ó

-amos

-asteis

-aron

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

Regular –er and –ir verbs follow a similar pattern to regular –ar verbs in the preterite.

Preterite –er and –ir verb endings are IDENTICAL

-er -ir

-í -imos

-iste -isteis

-ió -ieron

-í -imos

-iste -isteis

-ió -ieron

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

vender – to sell escribir – to write

vendí vendimos

vendiste vendisteis

vendió vendieron

escribí escribimos

escribiste escribisteis

escribió escribieron

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

The yo forms and the él, ella, usted forms have accents

Ej: Vendí la computadora.

• I sold the computer. Tomás escribió una carta.

• Thomas wrote a card

The nosotros(as) form of regular –ir verbs is the same in both the presentand the preterite. Use context clues to determine the tense of the verb Salimos a las ocho anoche

We left at eight o’clock last nightThe word anoche

tells you that salimos is in the

past tense

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?

Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.

1. tú / comer 2. él / beber 3. vosotros / recibir 4. Uds. / asistir 5. yo / correr

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?

Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.

1. tú / comer tú comiste2. él / beber el bebió3. vosotros / recibir vosotros recibisteis4. Uds. / asistir Uds. asistieron5. yo / correr yo corrí

U6E1 Gramática #1Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs

LEARNING TARGET

I can tell what happened using preterite forms of –er and –ir

verbs.

Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING

CHANGEGrammar Objective: Form the preterite of –er and –ir verbs

with a y spelling change

Learning Target: Tell what happened

Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE

To write the third person (singular and plural) preterite forms of –er and –ir verbs with stems that end in a vowel, change the í to a y.

All the preterite forms require an accent, except the ellos, ellas, ustedes form.

oí oímos

oíste oísteis

oyó oyeron

oír – to hear

leí leímos

leíste leísteis

leyó leyeron

leer – to read

Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE

creí creímos

creíste creísteis

creyó creyeron

creer – to believe

Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?

Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.

1. tú / oír 2. él / leer 3. vosotros / creer4. Uds. / oír5. yo / leer

Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?

Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.

1. tú / oír tú oíste2. él / leer él leyó3. vosotros / creer vosotros creísteis 4. Uds. / oír Uds. oyeron5. yo / leer yo leí

Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE

LEARNING TARGET

I can tell what happened using preterite forms of –er and –ir

verbs with a y spelling change.

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER

Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of irregular –er and –ir

verbs.

Learning Target: Tell what happened

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER

English Grammar Connection: Irregular verbs do not follow the pattern of regular verbs. In English, irregular verbs in this tense do not end in –ed.

She went to the aquarium. Ella fue al acuario.

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER

Ir, ser and hacer are irregular in the preterite tense.

The verb ir is irregular in the preterite. Its preterite forms are exactly the same as the preterite forms of ser.

Hacer also has irregular preterite forms. These verbs don’t have any accents in the

preterite.

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER

fui fuimos fui fuimos hice hicimos

fuiste fuisteis fuiste fuisteis hiciste hicisteis

fue fueron fue fueron hizo hicieron

ir – to go ser –to be hacer – to do/make

The preterite forms of ir and ser are exactly the same. Use context clues to determine which verb is being used. Which sentence below used the verb ir and which sentence used the verb ser? How do you know?

Fuimos a la escuela. ¡Fue un día fenomenal! We went to school. It was a phenomenal day!

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE RETERITE: HACER, IR, SER

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?

Complete the following sentences with the correct preterite forms of hacer, ser, or ir. Then, tell whether you used ser or ir.

1. Nosotros ___________ la tarea; ____________ muy fácil.

2. Yo ________ a la playa. __________ esquí acuático.

3. ¿ _____________ellos al parque? ¿ Y qué __________ allí?

Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?

Complete the following sentences with the correct preterite forms of hacer, ser, or ir. Then, tell whether you used ser or ir.

1. Nosotros hicimos la tarea; fue muy fácil.

2. Yo fui a la playa. Hice esquí acuático.

3. ¿ Fueron ellos al parque? ¿ Y qué hicieron allí?

U6E1 Gramática: Irregular Preterite Verbs: hacer, ir and ser

LEARNING TARGET

I can tell what happened using preterite forms of irregular –er

and –ir verbs.