ADDING TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF VERBS

NOW LET’S MOVE TO A NEW TENSE WITH VERBS:

THE PRETERITE TENSE, or

THE PAST TENSE

-AR = -É, -AMOS, -ASTE, -ASTEIS, -Ó, -ARON

HABLÉ. = I SPOKE.

-ER and -IR = -Í, -IMOS, -ISTE, -ISTEIS, -IÓ, -IERON

COMÍ. = I ATE.VIVÍ. = I LIVED.

HERE’S THE FORMULA:

THIS NEW TENSE ALLOWS ME TO SAY…

I SPOKE WITH MY FRIENDS: YOU ATE AN ICE CREAM: SHE WROTE A PAPER: WE DANCED IN THE GYM: WE DRANK GRAPE JUICE (SPAIN): THEY SHARED A SANDWICH:

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

I SPOKE WITH MY FRIENDS:

HABLAR= TO SPEAK– HABLÉ = I SPOKE

–HABLÉ CON MIS AMIGOS.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

YOU ATE AN ICE CREAM: COMER= TO EAT

– COMISTE = YOU ATE

–COMISTE UN HELADO.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

SHE WROTE A PAPER: ESCRIBIR = TO WRITE

– ESCRIBIÓ = SHE WROTE

–ESCRIBIÓ UN PAPEL.

NOW YOU TRY IT:

WE DANCED IN THE GYM: _______ = TO DANCE

– _____ = WE DANCED

–???.

NOW YOU TRY IT:

IN SPAIN, WE DRANK GRAPE JUICE: _______ = TO DRINK

– ______ = WE DRANK

–???.

NOW YOU TRY IT:

THEY SHARED A SANDWICH: _______ = TO SHARE

– _____ = THEY SHARED

–???.

AND NOW YOU KNOW

THEFORMULA FOR

THE PRETERITE!!!