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. Preterite Stem Changes 3 Onlys 1.Only w/ ir verbs 2. Only one letter stem change 3. Only in the slipper (box 3 & 5) ie...dormir durmió durmieron

7. Irregular Preterite 3532 shortUI J Ser Saber I wantTraer Ir Tener to makeDecir Dar Estar wine Poner Poder

8. ¡Ojo! Verb PreteriteImp. saber found outknew conocer met knew a person querer refused (neg.) wanted poder managed, failed had the ability estargot, became was tenerreceived possessed, had

9. Sentence Examples Hablé con mi hermana ayer. I talked with my sister yesterday. Juan se duchó ayer por la tarde. Juan took a shower yesterday afternoon. Tomaste los refrescos a la fiesta. You drank soft drinks at the party.

10. For Extra Practice: http://trackstar.hprtec.org track #93334 http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/in dex.html www.studyspanish.com grammar topics – preterite and imperfect