1. Conjugating Verbs in the Preterite Tense

2. Steps to conjugate in the Preterite 1.Find the stem by dropping the last two letters off of the infinitive. ie...habl – ar 2. Add the regular preterite endings.

3. AR Endings To describe completed actions in the past. éamos aste ó aron

4. ER and IR Endings To describe completed actions in the past. íimos iste ió ieron

5. Watch out for Orthographic spelling changes We cannot change the original sound of a letter by conjugating: This happens PRIMARILY with the yo form of AR verbs whose stems end in C,G,or Z c-qu g-gu z-c z-c

6. Sentence Examples Hablé con mi hermana ayer. I talked with my sister yesterday. Juan bailó el lunes. Juan danced on Monday. Tomaste los refrescos a la fiesta. You drank soft drinks at the party.

7. Sentence Examples (Cont.) Limpiaron la casa. They cleaned the house. Cantamos en el gimnasio después del juego. We sang in the gym after the game.

8. Comprehension Questions Which boxes contain accents? Box 1 and 3 How do you conjugate the verb NADAR in the preterite tú form? Nadaste

9. Comprehension Questions How do you conjugate the verb ESTUDIAR in the preterite nosotros form? Estudiamos What are the endings for the –AR verbs in the preterite tense? éamos aste óaron

10. Comprehension Questions (Cont.) What is do you use to use the preterite to describe? completed events in the past

11. Practice Conjugating Conjugate the following regular verbs in the preterite tense: estudiarhablarsacar comervivirescribir manejarleerrepasar