Preterite tense of regular verbs Flashcards
What is this tense meant to convey/where do we use this?
To convey actions completed in the past.
What are the preterite endings for -ar verbs?
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-aron
“What did you buy?”
¿Qué compraste?
“I bought these earrings.”
Compré estos aretes.
What are the preterite endings for -er/-ir verbs?
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-ieron
“The clerk sold 10 ties.”
El dependiente vendió diez corbatas.
“The saleswoman wrote the price.”
La vendedora escribió el precio.
How do you determine the nosotoros form use, when they are both conjugated the same?
It’s all about the context.
“In the winter, we buy clothes.”/”Last night, we bought some shoes.”
En invierno compramos ropa. / Anoche compramos unos zapatos.
How do stem changes in the present tense affect conjugation of the preterite tense?
-er/-ar verbs that have a stem change in the present tense, are regular, in the preterite.
Examples: Cerrar - present/preterite 3rd person singluar.
La tienda cierra / La tienda cerró.
Examples: Volver - present/preterite 3rd person singluar.
Carlitos vuelve tarde. / Carlitos volvió tarde.
Examples: Jugar - present/preterite 3rd person singluar.
Él juega al fútbol. / Él jugó al fútbol.
What is the deal with -ir verbs with stem changes?
-ir verbs that have a stem chance in the present, also have one in the preterite.
What’s the deal with verbs that end in the following: -car/-gar/-zar?
They have a spelling change in the yo form. They are only strange in the “yo” form.
