Spanish 3 - Unit 2 - Chapters: 1, and 2

First step for Preterite tense

1. DROP last two letters

Second step for Preterite tense

2. Find the SUBJECT and ENDING

Third step for Preterite tense

3. ATTACH the ENDING to the stem

Yo form -- ending is AR --- in Preterite

é

Tu form -- ending is AR -- in Preterite

aste

él/ella form -- ending is AR -- in Preterite

ó

Nosotros from -- ending is AR -- in Preterite

amos

Ellos/ellas/ustedes form -- ending is AR -- Preterite

aron

Yo form -- ending is ER/IR -- Preterite

í

Tu form -- ending is ER/IR -- Preterite

iste

él/ella form -- ending is ER/IR -- Preterite

ió

Nosotros form -- ending is ER/IR -- Preterite

imos

Ellos/ellas/ustedes form -- ending is ER/IR -- Preterite

ieron

Irregular Verb in Preterite -- SER/IR -- yo form

fui

Irregular Verb in Preterite -- SER/IR -- tu form

fuiste

Irregular Verb in Preterite -- SER/IR -- él/ella form

fue

Irregular Verb in Preterite -- SER/IR -- nosotros form

fuimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- SER/IR -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

fuieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DAR -- yo form

di

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DAR -- tu form

diste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DAR -- él/ella/usted

dio

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DAR -- nosotros form

dimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DAR -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

dieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- HACER -- yo form

hice

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- HACER -- tu form

hiciste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- HACER -- él/ella/usted form

hizo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- HACER -- nosotros form

hicimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- HACER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

hicieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- QUERER -- yo form

quise

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- QUERER -- tu form

quiste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- QUERER -- él/ella/usted form

quiso

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- QUERER -- nosotros form

quisimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- QUERER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes

quisieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- ESTAR -- yo form

estuve

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- ESTAR -- tu form

estuviste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- ESTAR -- él/ella/usted from

estuvo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- ESTAR -- nosotros form

estuvimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- ESTAR -- ellos/ellas/ustedes

estuvieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TENER -- yo form

tuve

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TENER -- tu form

tuviste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TENER -- él/ella/usted form

tuvo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TENER -- nosotros form

tuvimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TENER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes

tuvieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PONER -- yo form

puse

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PONER -- tu form

pusiste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PONER -- él/ella/usted

puso

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PONER -- nosotros form

pusimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PONER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes

pusieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- SABER -- yo form

supe

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- SABER -- tu form

supiste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- SABER -- él/ella/usted form

supo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- SABER -- nosotros form

supimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- SABER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

supieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PODER -- yo form

puse

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PODER -- tu form

pudiste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PODER -- él/ella/usted form

pudo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PODER -- nosotros from

pudimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- PODER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

pudieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- VER -- yo form

vi

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- VER -- tu form

viste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- VER -- él/ella/usted form

vio

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- VER -- nosotros form

vimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- VER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

vieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DECIR -- yo form

dije

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DECIR -- tu form

dijiste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DECIR -- él/ella/usted form

dijo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DECIR -- nosotros form

dijimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- DECIR -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

dijieron

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TRAER -- yo form

traje

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TRAER -- tu form

trajiste

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TRAER -- él/ella/usted

trajo

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TRAER -- nosotros form

trajimos

Irregular Verb -- Preterite -- TRAER -- ellos/ellas/ustedes form

trajieron

When do IR stem changing verbs change their stem?

in the third person singular (é/ella/usted)

In what form do orthographic words change their stem?

yo form

Verbs that end in -gar change to what?

g to gu
ex: jugar --> jugue

Verbs that end in -car change to what?

c to qu
ex: aparcar --> aparque

Verbs that end in -zar change to what?

z to c
ex: cruzar --> cruce

Verbs that end in -aer and -cir change what?

they change the last letter to j
ex: producir --> produje

For actions that can be viewed as single events

Preterite

For actions that were repeated a specific number of times

Preterite

For actions that occurred during a specific period of time

Preterite

For actions that were part of a chain of events

Preterite

To state the beginning or the end of an action

Preterite

What are the steps for Imperfect Tense?

1. Remove the last two letters
2. Find the subject and ending
3. Attach the ending to the stem

Yo form -- AR ending -- Imperfect tense

aba

Tu form -- AR ending -- Imperfect tense

abas

él/ella/usted for -- AR ending -- Imperfect tense

aba

Nosotros form -- AR ending -- Imperfect tense

ábamos

Ellos/ellas/ustedes form -- AR ending -- Imperfect tense

aban

Yo form -- ER/IR ending -- Imperfect tense

ía

Tu form -- ER/IR ending -- Imperfect tense

ías

él/ellas/usted form -- ER/IR ending -- Imperfect tense

ía

Ellos/ellas/ustedes form -- ER/IR ending -- Imperfect tense

ían

Nosotros for -- ER/IR ending -- imperfect tense

íamos

Conjugate HABLAR -- yo form -- Imperfect tense

hablaba

Conjugate COMER -- yo form -- Imperfect tense

comia

What are the three irregular verbs in the Imperfect tense?

ver, ser, ir

What is SER in the Imperfect tense in the yo form?

era

What is ir in the Imperfect tense in the yo form?

iba