2. Past tense –ar verb conjugation
First, lets review subjects/subject pronouns.
Singular
Plural
1st Person Yo
Nosotros/Nosotras Tú
Vosotros/Vosotras
(Spain & a few other countries only)
Él, ella, Ud.
Ellos, Ellas, Uds.
2nd Person
3rd Person

3. PRESENT tense –ar verb conjugation
So far, we have learned the present tense verb conjugation of regular, irregular, and stem changing verbs. Below are the regular present tense –ar, -er, & -ir verb endings. -o
-amos/-emos/-imos
-as/-es
-áis/-éis/-ís
-a/-e
-an/-en

4. Before we learn the endings, lets get a grip of the present tense & past tense in English.
Present tense is used to describe:
Something that is happening now…………...I’m going to lunch.
Something that is happening soon…………..I’m going to lunch in an hour.
To express a general statement ……………School lunch is delicious!
To describe a habit ………………………...I go to lunch every day.
Past tense (also called preterite) is used to describe:
Something that happened in the past (at a specific time or had a specific duration)
I went to lunch yesterday. Last year, we ate lunch at school .

5. Below are the past tense –ar verb conjugation endings.-é
-amos
-aste
-asteis -ó
-aron
Bailar=to dance
Bailé
Bailamos
Bailaste
Bailasteis
Bailó
Bailaron

6. Bailar=to dance Bailé Bailamos Bailaste Bailasteis Bailó Bailaron
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. The present tense and past tense nosotros forms are the same. You will have to read in context or look for words of time such as yesterday, last year, last week, etc…
Now, think what each of these words means.
Bailar=to dance
Bailé
Bailamos
Bailaste
Bailasteis
Bailó
Bailaron
I danced
we danced
you danced
You all danced
He/she/you danced
They/you danced

7. MEMORIZE the endings! -é -amos -aste -asteis -ó -aron
Besides this PowerPoint, I don’t intend on giving further instruction on past tense verb conjugation to the class as a whole. The PowerPoint will be on my website indefinitely for you to access. It is your responsibility to learn/memorize the endings.
However, if you need help with this concept, please contact me through my or phone ( ) or through the Remind app and I would be happy to help you on an individual basis.

8. The next slide is homework/practice.
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9. Maria describes her family’s busy Saturday
Maria describes her family’s busy Saturday. Complete her description by writing the verbs in parentheses in the preterite tense. Number your paper 1-11 & write the correct past tense conjugation of the verbs in parenthesis. You do not need to translate this.
Primero, Carlos y yo 1. ___________ (lavar) los platos sucios. Después, yo 2. ___________(limpiar) el baño. Entonces, mi padre ___________ (cocinar) la cena y 4. ___________ (pasar) la aspiradora en la sala. Mi madre y Carlos 5. ___________ (arreglar) el comedor y 6. ___________ (sacar) la basura. Carlos también 7. ___________(cortar) el césped. Mi hermanita, Anita, 8. __________ (pasar) tiempo en su cuarto. Ella 9. ___________ (dibujan) y _________ (mirar) television. ¡Qué perezosa! Y tú, ¿11. _______ (trabajar) mucho el sábado?
Once you submit your answers, there are 3 more slides in the PowerPoint to complete, including an assignment.

10. -CAR & -GAR VERBS OF COURSE THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES!
Verbs that end in the letters –car and –gar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite (past) tense. Here are some –car & -gar verbs we know.
Practicar
Tocar
Buscar
Pagar
Jugar
Llegar
Knowing WHY these verbs have a spelling change will help you remember to change their spelling.
The ‘yo’ conjugation in the past tense is an é. If you remember, when the letter ‘c’ is followed by an ‘e’ or an ‘i’, the sound changes to an ssssss sound instead of a k.
This is incorrect!
Practic é ar
Practicé sounds like “practi—say” but should sound like “practi—kay”…. Which is why it should have the spelling chage of the c switching to a qu—but only in the yo form.

11. Let’s look at a –gar verb…
Jug é ar
WRONG—BUT WHY?
Jugé sounds like ---who—hey, we’ve lost the ‘g’ sound
So, change the g to a gu, and now it is jugué, keeping the ‘g’ sound.

12. -car verbs change the c to a qu
If the ‘why’ doesn’t help, just remember this…
Verbs that end in –car & --gar have a spelling change only in the yo conjugation in the past tense.
-car verbs change the c to a qu
Practiqué
Toqué
Busqué
-gar verbs change the g to a gu
Pagué
Jugué
Llegué

13. Click here to be taken to the practice activity.
¡Vamos a practicar!
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