1. Ìfeliz dÍa del pretÉrito! 

2. PAST TENSE IN SPANISH
THERE ARE TWO PAST TENSES IN SPANISH: PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT *EACH HAS SPECIFIC REASONS WHEN IT MUST BE USED. *STEM-CHANGING VERBS DO NOT MAKE THE STEM-CHANGE IN PAST TENSES! EX. I CLOSED THE DOOR=YO CERRÉ LA PUERTA.

3. Preterite IS A TENSE USED TO DESCRIBE COMPLETED ACTIONS IN THE PAST.

4. Yo hablo español. Present Tense I am speaking Spanish.
I speak Spanish.
I do speak Spanish.
Yo hablo español.

5. Yo hablé español. Preterite Tense I did speak Spanish.
I spoke Spanish.
Yo hablé español.

6. PRETERITE
Ex. She visited Spain last year.
Ella visitó España el año pasado.
Ex. Did you(inf.) work with Juan?
¿Tú trabajaste con Juan?

7. Preterite Verb Endings-
Regular Verbs

8. Regular VERBS-preterite endings
hablar=to speak/talk
hablé hablamos
hablaste
habló hablaron

9. Regular VERBS -preterite endings
-ER verbs
aprender=to learn
aprendí aprendimos
aprendiste
aprendió aprendieron

10. Regular VERBS -preterite endings
-IR verbs
vivir=to live
viví vivimos
viviste
vivió vivieron

11. Regular VERBS -preterite endings
-IR verbs
escribir=to write
escribí escribimos
escribiste
escribió escribieron

12. Typical Phrases most often associated with the
Preterite Tense.

13. Phrases typically associated with preterite:
el __________ pasado = last _______________
(day of week, year= año)
2. ayer= yesterday
3. una vez = one time/once
4. la semana pasada= last week
5. anoche = last night
6. hace ____ día(s) (año(s), semana(s), mes(es)=______ days, years, weeks, months ago

14. PRETERITE TENSE USED WITH REFLEXIVES

15. PRETERITE USED WITH REFLEXIVES:
A Reflexive verb is used to show the action a subject does for oneself. Ex. I take a bath today. Yo me baño hoy.
2. Reflexives exist in Preterite Tense as well.
ex. I bathed yesterday. Yo me bañé ayer.
3. If you use a Reflexive Verb, do not forget you need a Reflexive Pronoun in a Spanish sentence to show the subject doing the action for themselves.
Reflexive Pronouns=me-myself, te=yourself(inf.), se=him/her/your(Ud.)self, nos=ourselves, se=themselves
They are placed BEFORE a conjugated verb OR attached to the Infinitive.
Ex. Yo me baño Ex. Yo voy a bañarme.

16. PRETERITE USED WITH REFLEXIVES
TAREA: Write the following in your notebook.
We went to bed very early last week. (acostarse)
Did they wash their hands before they ate?
(lavarse las manos)
3. You (inf.) brushed your teeth yesterday.
(cepillarse los dientes)
4. I arrived late to class one time because I woke up late (despertarse)
5. She did not worry about her homework. (preocuparse por)
*Reminder! Stem-Changing verbs DO NOT stem change in the past tense.

17. SPELL CHANGE 1---PRETERITE VERBS

18. Irregular preterite verbs
SPELL CHANGE VERBS 1
The following verbs have a spell change when conjugated into the Preterite tense:
llegar=to arrive
jugar=to play (sports)
tocar=to play (an instrument)
buscar=to look for
almorzar=to have lunch
comenzar=to begin
empezar=to begin

19. Pay attention to the verb endings:
llegar-to arrive
jugar*-to play (sports)
buscar- to look for
tocar- to play (instrument)
almorzar- to eat lunch
empezar*- to begin
comenzar*- to begin
IMPORTANT: Stem-Changers do NOT stem change in the Preterite tense!

20. SPELL CHANGE PRETERITE 1
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
llegar= to arrive llegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegaron
jugar= to play sports jugué, jugaste, jugó, jugamos, jugaron
buscar= to look for busqué, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscaron
tocar= to play (inst.) toqué, tocaste, tocó, tocamos, tocaron
almorzar= to have lunch almorcé, almorzaste, almorzó, almorzamos, almorzaron

21. SPELL CHANGE preterite verbs 1 (CONT.)
empezar= to begin empecé, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezaron
comenzar= to begin comencé, comenzaste, comenzó, comenzamos, comenzaron
almorzar=to eat lunch almorcé, almorzaste, almorzó, almorzamos, almorzaron
YOU ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO LEARN THE MEANINGS AND CONJUGATIONS OF THE VERBS GIVEN IN CLASS!

22. SPELL CHANGE preterite verbs 1 (CONT.)
¿Cómo se dice?
We began to do the homework for Mrs. Turnbull.
They looked for the smart girls three days ago.
We are working now but last week I did not work.
I arrived late to class one time but Mateo arrives late everyday.
I ate lunch in school last Saturday but yesterday I ate at home.

23. SPELL CHANGE PRETERITE 2

24. Irregular preterite verbs
SPELL CHANGE VERBS 2
The following verbs have a spell change in the third and fifth subjects when conjugated into the Preterite tense:
dormir=to sleep
sentir=to feel
pedir=to ask for

25. SPELL CHANGE PRETERITE 2
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
dormir=to sleep
dormí , dormiste, durmió, dormimos, durmieron
sentir= to feel
sentí, sentiste, sintió, sentimos, sintieron
pedir=to ask for
pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pidieron

26. REGULAR, SPELL CHANGE PRETERITE 1 Y 2 TAREA:
WRITE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR NOTEBOOK THEN WRITE IN SPANISH:
I began to do my homework last week.
When did she play soccer with Mateo? Yesterday or last year?
I arrived very late to school last Tuesday.
You (Ud.) listened to Marcos in class but I slept.
I ate lunch with the smart (teen) boys yesterday at noon.
Melissa asked for the homework in class.
Did I watch television yesterday or did I begin the lesson?
Five years ago, she lived in California. Last year, she lived in Pittsburgh.
One time, I took pictures of the pretty flowers.
Why did you (tú) talk to Joseph? Did he learn the new verbs for Spanish class?

27. SPELL CHANGE PRETERITE-”Y” vERBS

28. IRREGULAR PRETERITE VERBS
SPELL CHANGE “Y” VERBS
The following verbs have a spell change when conjugated into the Preterite tense:

29. IRREGULAR PRETERITE “Y” VERBS
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
1. caer=to fall
2. caerse=to fall down
3. leer=to read
4. creer=to believe

30. IRREGULAR PRETERITE “Y” VERBS
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
caer=to fall
caí
caiste
cayó
caimos
cayeron

31. IRREGULAR PRETERITE “Y” VERBS
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
caerse=to fall down
me caí
te caiste
se cayó
nos caimos
se cayeron

32. IRREGULAR PRETERITE “Y” VERBS
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
leer=to read
leí
leiste
leyó
leimos
leyeron

33. IRREGULAR PRETERITE “Y” VERBS
COPY INTO NOTEBOOK:
creer=to believe
creí
creiste
creyó
creimos
creyeron

34. PRETERITE VERBS Practica!:
WRITE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR NOTEBOOK THEN WRITE IN SPANISH:
I began to do my homework last week.
I arrived very late to school last Tuesday.
You (Ud.) believed Marcos, he was very smart.
Miguel fell down in class last Tuesday.
Melissa asked for the homework in class.
Five years ago, she lived in California.
One time, they fell in front of his friends.
Why did you (tú) go home (en casa)?

35. IRREGULAR VERBS 1-DAR AND VER

36. Irregular Verbs dar & ver
dar=to give ver=to see
di dimos vi vimos
diste viste
dio dieron vio vieron
DAR AND VER DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCENTS!

37. IRREGULAR PRETERITE “J” VERBS

38. Irregular preterite “J” verbs
You are responsible for the following verbs:
*traducir=to translate
*conducir=to drive
*decir=to say/tell
*traer=to bring

39. Irregular preterite “j” verbs:
traducir=to translate conducir=to drive
traduje tradujimos conduje condujimos
tradujiste condujiste
tradujo tradujeron condujo condujeron
“J” verbs have no accents!

40. Irregular preterite “j” verbs:
decir=to say/tell traer=to bring
dije dijimos traje trajimos
dijiste trajiste
dijo dijeron trajo trajeron
“J” verbs have no accents!

41. IRREGULAR PRETERITE VERBS SER & IR

42. Irregular Preterite verbs- ser & ir
ser=to be ir=to go
fui fuimos fui fuimos
fuiste fuiste
fue fueron fue fueron
SER AND IR HAVE THE EXACT SAME CONJUGATIONS IN THE PRETERITE TENSE AND NO ACCENTS!

43. Irregular Preterite ser and ir
Read carefully in both English and Spanish when using the Preterite of ser and ir.
Ex. Miguel fue un médico y
él fue al hospital ayer para trabajar.
Miguel was a doctor and went to the hospital yesterday in order to work.

44. VERY IRREGULAR PRETERITE VERBS!!!
CONJUGATIONS

45. Very irregular preterite verbs
You are responsible to learn the meanings and conjugations of the following:
NONE OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACCENTS!
estar= to be venir-to come
estuve estuvimos vine vinimos
estuviste viniste
estuvo estuvieron vino vinieron

46. Very irregular preterite verbs
You are responsible to learn the meanings and conjugations of the following:
NONE OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACCENTS!
hacer= to make/do tener=to have
hice hicimos tuve tuvimos
hiciste tuviste
hizo hicieron tuvo tuvieron

47. Very irregular preterite verbs
You are responsible to learn the meanings and conjugations of the following:
NONE OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACCENTS!
querer=to want/to try* poder=can/be able to/succeeded*
quise quisimos pude pudimos
quisiste pudiste
quiso quisieron pudo pudieron
*Some verbs change meaning in the Preterite, please make note!

48. Very irregular preterite verbs
You are responsible to learn the meanings and conjugations of the following:
NONE OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACCENTS!
saber= to know facts/found out*
supe supimos
supiste
supo supieron
*Some verbs change meaning in the Preterite, please make note!

49. Very irregular preterite verbs
VERBS THAT CHANGE MEANING IN THE PRETERITE

50. Preterite-change of meaning verbs
Let’s take a step back to go forward! 
FLASHBACK
Conjugate each of the following into PRESENT TENSE:
conocer poder saber
querer sentir

51. Preterite-change of meaning verbs
So, each time you used the verb, affirmatively or negatively, in the Present Tense, they would mean:
Ex. Yo quiero mucha tarea. I want a lot of homework.
Ex. Ella no quiere helado. She doesn’t want ice cream.
Ex. Mateo no conoce a Miguel. Ex. Miguel doesn’t know Miguel.
Ex. Uds. sienten felices Ex. You-all feel happy.

52. Preterite-change of meaning verbs
In turn, if you use certain verbs in the PRETERITE TENSE the meaning changes…BE AWARE!
Ex. Yo quise la tarea I tried the homework.
Ex. Ella no quiso comer helado. She refused to eat the ice cream.
Ex. Mateo conoció a Miguel Ex. Miguel met Miguel.
Ex. Uds. no sintieron viajar a Italia.
Ex. You–all regretted traveling to Italy.

53. Preterite-change of meaning verbs
Some verbs when used in the Preterite change meaning. You must learn the following:
Present Tense Preterite Tense
conocer=to know (people) met
no conocer=do not know did not meet
poder=to be able to/can succeeded/managed to
no poder=to not be able/can’t failed
querer=to want tried
no querer=to not want refused

54. Preterite-change of meaning verbs
Some verbs when used in the Preterite change meaning. You must learn the following:
Present Tense Preterite Tense
saber=to know (facts) found out/learned about
no saber=do not know did not find out
sentir=to feel felt
no sentir=to not feel regretted

55. Preterite-change of meaning verbs
For the next test, you must know both the PRESENT Tense AND PRETERITE Tense conjugations AND meanings of all verbs presented today.
DO NOT WAIT START STUDYING DAILY!!!

56. Very Irregular verbs preterite
MEANING CHANGE IN THE PRETERITE:
MORE EXAMPLES…
PRESENT TENSE MEANING PRETERITE TENSE MEANING
querer= to want ) querer=to try
poder=can/be able to 2)poder=to succeed
saber=to know (facts) 3)saber= to find out
Ex. Yo sé la verdad Ex. Yo supe la verdad.
(I know the truth.) (I found out the truth.)
Ex. Ella quiere la tarea. Ex. Ella quiso la tarea.
(She wants the homework.) (She tried the homework.)
Ex. Ellos pueden trabajar. Ex. Ellos pudieron trabajar.
(They can work.) (They succeeded at working.)