Unidad 6.2 - Conjugating past tense preterite verbs

Pregunta esencial: How do I say that I did something using

the past tense?

What is the point of conjugating verbs in Spanish?

We CONJUGATECONJUGATE verbs in order to have subject-verb agreement.

It changes based on WHO is doing the action!

We also conjugate verbs according to WHEN the action takes place (tensetense)

The preterite tense is used to describe an action completed in the PAST.

Just like in the present tense, we Just like in the present tense, we conjugate verbs in the preterite by conjugate verbs in the preterite by dropping the –ar, -er, -ir and adding the dropping the –ar, -er, -ir and adding the appropriate endings.appropriate endings.

Ejemplo:• Hablar – to talk / speak

Yo drop –ar and add -é Tú drop the –ar and add -aste

Yo hablé I spokeTú hablaste You spoke

Write the correct conjugation of the verbs & their English translations.

Yo (escuchar) Yo (participar) Tú (practicar) Tú (contestar)

Conjugate the verbs with the correct endings & translate to English

Yo (escuchar) – escuché Yo (participar) - participé Tú (practicar) - practicaste Tú (contestar)- contestaste

Ejemplo:• Barrer – to sweep Describir – to

describe

Yo drop –er/-ir and add -í Tú drop the –er/-ir and add -iste

Yo barrí Tú barriste Yo describí Tú describiste

--ER / --IR ARE CONJUGATED THE SAME IN THE PRETERITE

Write the correct conjugation of the verbs & their English translations.

Yo (beber) Yo (compartir) Tú (asistir) Tú (aprender)

Write the correct conjugation of the verbs & their English translations.

Yo (beber) Yo bebí Yo (compartir) Yo compartí Tú (asistir) Tú asististe Tú (aprender)Tú aprendiste

The verb ‘ir’ means to go has an irregular conjugation in the preterite.

Yo fui = I went Tú fuiste = you went

ejemplo= Yo fui al centro comercialI went to the mall.

The verb hacer is also irregular when conjugated in the preterite tense.

Yo hice – I did / I made Tú hiciste – You did / You made

Ejemplo: Yo hice la tarea. ¿Hiciste tú ejercicio?

* How is hacer irregular?

Translate: I went to class. (ir)

You ate a pizza. (comer)

I drank milk. (beber)

You participated in class. (participar)

I went to class.• Yo fui a la clase.

You ate a pizza. • Tú comiste una pizza.

I drank milk. • Yo bebí leche.

You participated in class. • Tú participaste en la clase.

How are the preterite tense ‘yo’ and ‘tú’ verb endings different from the present tense endings?

Write a sentence saying one thing you did this past weekend.