ADDING TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF VERBS

NOW LET’S MOVE TO A NEW TENSE WITH VERBS: THE PRETERITE TENSE, or THE PAST TENSE

-AR = -É, -AMOS, -ASTE, -ASTEIS, -Ó, -ARON HABLÉ. = I SPOKE. -ER and -IR = -Í, -IMOS, -ISTE, -ISTEIS, -IÓ, -IERON COMÍ. = I ATE. VIVÍ. = I LIVED. HERE’S THE FORMULA:

THIS NEW TENSE ALLOWS ME TO SAY… I SPOKE WITH MY FRIENDS: I SPOKE WITH MY FRIENDS: YOU ATE AN ICE CREAM: YOU ATE AN ICE CREAM: SHE WROTE A PAPER: SHE WROTE A PAPER: WE DANCED IN THE GYM: WE DANCED IN THE GYM: WE DRANK GRAPE JUICE (SPAIN): WE DRANK GRAPE JUICE (SPAIN): THEY SHARED A SANDWICH: THEY SHARED A SANDWICH:

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: I SPOKE WITH MY FRIENDS: I SPOKE WITH MY FRIENDS:  HABLAR= TO SPEAK –HABLÉ = I SPOKE –HABLÉ CON MIS AMIGOS.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: YOU ATE AN ICE CREAM: YOU ATE AN ICE CREAM:  COMER= TO EAT –COMISTE = YOU ATE –COMISTE UN HELADO.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: SHE WROTE A PAPER: SHE WROTE A PAPER:  ESCRIBIR = TO WRITE –ESCRIBIÓ =SHE WROTE –ESCRIBIÓ UN PAPEL.

NOW YOU TRY IT: WE DANCED IN THE GYM: WE DANCED IN THE GYM:  _______ = TO DANCE –_____ =WE DANCED –???.

NOW YOU TRY IT: IN SPAIN, WE DRANK GRAPE JUICE: IN SPAIN, WE DRANK GRAPE JUICE:  _______= TO DRINK –______=WE DRANK –???.

NOW YOU TRY IT: THEY SHARED A SANDWICH: THEY SHARED A SANDWICH:  _______ = TO SHARE –_____=THEY SHARED –???.

AND NOW YOU KNOW THE FORMULA FOR THE PRETERITE!!!