PRETERITE OF –AR VERBS
The preterite tense is one of the two PAST tenses in Spanish. 1. I run 2 miles today. (present) 2. I ran 2 miles yesterday. (past) There are 2 simple steps to conjugating verbs in the preterite: 1. 2. Drop the -AR Add the appropriate ending
Here are the endings for regular –AR verbs in the preterite: (yo) -é (nosotros) -amos (tú) -aste (vosotros) -asteis (Usted) (él) -ó (ella) (Ustedes) (ellos) -aron (ellas)
EJEMPLOS: nadar (yo) caminar (ellos) ganar (Ana) nadé caminaron
-AR preterite BOOT VERBS do not change!! merendar (eie) : tú probar (oue) : mis amigas merendaste probaron
Verbs that end with –CAR, -GAR, -ZAR will change in the YO form qué gué cé Tocar (yo): Llegar (yo): Cazar (yo): toqué llegué cacé
Here are some common phrases that indicate the PRETERITE: ayer yesterday anoche last night anteayer day before yesterday pasado last/past Esta mañana this morning Esta tarde this afternoon