1. Unidad 6

2. U6E1 GRAMÁTICA

3. U6E1 Learning Targets Tell what happened Make suggestions to a group
Describe city buildings
Talk about professions
Grammar Concepts Needed to Meet Learning Targets:
Use preterite of regular –er and-ir verbs
Use preterite verbs with the y spelling change
Use the preterite of hacer, ir ser

4. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of –er and –ir verbs
Learning Target: Tell what happened

5. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
The preterite is a verb tense that is used to express a completed action from the past.
In English, these are verbs that end in –ed

6. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
You already learned the verb endings for –ar verbs in the preterite.
-amos -é
-asteis
-aste -ó
-aron

7. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
Regular –er and –ir verbs follow a similar pattern to regular –ar verbs in the preterite.
Preterite –er and –ir verb endings are IDENTICAL
-er ir -í
-imos
-iste
-isteis
-ió
-ieron -í
-imos
-iste
-isteis
-ió
-ieron

8. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
vender – to sell escribir – to write
vendí
vendimos
vendiste
vendisteis
vendió
vendieron
escribí
escribimos
escribiste
escribisteis
escribió
escribieron

9. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
The yo forms and the él, ella, usted forms have accents
Ej:
Vendí la computadora.
I sold the computer.
Tomás escribió una carta.
Thomas wrote a card
The nosotros(as) form of regular –ir verbs is the same in both the presentand the preterite. Use context clues to determine the tense of the verb
Salimos a las ocho anoche
We left at eight o’clock last night
The word anoche tells you that salimos is in the past tense

10. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
tú / comer
él / beber
vosotros / recibir
Uds. / asistir
yo / correr

11. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
tú / comer tú comiste
él / beber el bebió
vosotros / recibir vosotros recibisteis
Uds. / asistir Uds. asistieron
yo / correr yo corrí

12. U6E1 Gramática #1 Preterite of –er and –ir Verbs
LEARNING TARGET I can tell what happened using preterite forms of –er and –ir verbs.

13. Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of –er and –ir verbs with a y spelling change
Learning Target: Tell what happened

14. Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
oír – to hear
To write the third person (singular and plural) preterite forms of –er and –ir verbs with stems that end in a vowel, change the í to a y.
All the preterite forms require an accent, except the ellos, ellas, ustedes form. oí
oímos
oíste
oísteis
oyó
oyeron
leer – to read
leí
leímos
leíste
leísteis
leyó
leyeron

15. Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
creer – to believe
Try it with the verb creer:
creer – to believe
creí
creímos
creíste
creísteis
creyó
creyeron

16. Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
tú / oír
él / leer
vosotros / creer
Uds. / oír
yo / leer

17. Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite from for the subject given.
tú / oír tú oíste
él / leer él leyó
vosotros / creer vosotros creísteis
Uds. / oír Uds. oyeron
yo / leer yo leí

18. Gramática #2 VERBS WITH A Y SPELLING CHANGE
LEARNING TARGET I can tell what happened using preterite forms of –er and –ir verbs with a y spelling change.

19. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
Grammar Objective: Form the preterite of irregular –er and –ir verbs.
Learning Target: Tell what happened

20. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
English Grammar Connection: Irregular verbs do not follow the pattern of regular verbs. In English, irregular verbs in this tense do not end in –ed.
She went to the aquarium.
Ella fue al acuario.

21. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
Ir, ser and hacer are irregular in the preterite tense.
The verb ir is irregular in the preterite. Its preterite forms are exactly the same as the preterite forms of ser.
Hacer also has irregular preterite forms.
These verbs don’t have any accents in the preterite.

22. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
ir – to go ser –to be hacer – to do/make
fui
fuimos
hice
hicimos
fuiste
fuisteis
hiciste
hicisteis
fue
fueron
hizo
hicieron

23. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE RETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
The preterite forms of ir and ser are exactly the same. Use context clues to determine which verb is being used. Which sentence below used the verb ir and which sentence used the verb ser? How do you know?
Fuimos a la escuela. ¡Fue un día fenomenal!
We went to school. It was a phenomenal day!

24. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Complete the following sentences with the correct preterite forms of hacer, ser, or ir. Then, tell whether you used ser or ir.
Nosotros ___________ la tarea; ____________ muy fácil.
Yo ________ a la playa. __________ esquí acuático.
¿ _____________ellos al parque? ¿ Y qué __________ allí?

25. Gramática #3 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE: HACER, IR, SER
¡PARA Y PIENSA! Did you get it?
Complete the following sentences with the correct preterite forms of hacer, ser, or ir. Then, tell whether you used ser or ir.
Nosotros hicimos la tarea; fue muy fácil.
Yo fui a la playa. Hice esquí acuático.
¿ Fueron ellos al parque? ¿ Y qué hicieron allí?

26. U6E1 Gramática: Irregular Preterite Verbs: hacer, ir and ser
LEARNING TARGET I can tell what happened using preterite forms of irregular –er and –ir verbs.