1. Conjugate regular –ar in the preterite
Grammar essential #60

2. Preterite Tense
Preterite tense is used to tell actions that happen in the past.
It is used for actions that are done and completed. Boom, done.
Example:
I rode the pony at the circus.
He read the book.
We ordered the tickets for the show.

3. Preterite Tense
You cannot use preterite to describe the following in preterite (it will be imperfect tense):
PWATER
Physical description
Weather
Age
Time
Emotion
Reoccurring Actions

4. Preterite Tense Words you will see with preterite (exceptions exist)
El año pasado (last year)
Una vez (one time)
Ya (already)
Anoche (last night)
Anteayer (day before yesterday)
Ayer (yesterday)
De repente (suddenly)
Desde.. hasta.. (from .. until)
Pasado (past) (last)

5. Preterite Tense Regular -ar
The same rules for conjugating in present tense apply.
Separate stem from infinitive ending.
Put stem in box.
Add the verb endings.
*** There are no –ar stem-changers in the preterite tense.
We will practice with usar = to use

6. Regular –ar preterite endings-é
-amos
-aste
-asteis -ó
-aron

7. Usar = to use
Us-

8. Usar = to use
Usé
Usamos
Usaste
Usasteis
Usó
Usaron

9. Preterite Tense regular -ar
Conjugate the following present tense to preterite tense.
mandas 6. limpia
llevamos 7. gastan
cuesto 8. regateas
miran 9. hablo
cantan jugamos

10. Preterite Tense regular -ar
Conjugate the following present tense to preterite tense.
mandaste 6. limpió
llevamos 7. gastaron
costé 8. regateaste
miraron 9. hablé
cantaron 10. jugamos