Regular Verbs in Preterit

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Regular Verbs in Preterit

• By Tirrell Williams

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What It Means

• The preterit is used when one is talking about
  different actions and events done in the past.
  Verbs are used in the preterite by changing the
  last two letters in the infinitive form. However,
  not all verbs are conjugated the same. Some verbs
  end in ar, some in er, and some in ir. Therefore
  each ending requires different conjugations. The
  conjugation is dependant on the last two letters.

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Regular AR

• Regular verbs that end in ar are conjugated as
  followed
• Yo- Estudie Nosotros-
  Estudiamos
• Tu- Estudaste Vosotros-
  Estudiasteis
• El/Ella/Ud.- Estudio Ellos/Ellas/Uds-
  Estudiaron

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Regular Er/Ir

• Regular verbs that end in the er and ir from are
  conjugated
• similar.
• Yo - comprendi Nosotros-
  comprendimos
• Tu- comprendiste Vosotros-
  comprendisteis
• El/Ella/Ud.- comprendio Ellos/Ellas/Uds.-
  comprendieron

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Car/Gar/Zar

• For the verbs that end in car, gar, or zar, a
  special
• conjugation is needed for them.
• CAR GAR
  ZAR
• Que Camos Gue Gamos
  Ce Zamos
• Caste Casteis Gaste
  Gasteis Zaste Zasteis
• Co Caron Go
  Garon Zo Zaron

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Examples

• Carmen nos ______ a una clase de Espanol.
  (Invitar)
• Tu ______ a la libro de Matematecas.. (Mirar)
• Yo ______ mucho en restuarantes. (Comer)
• Jorge ________ a la fiesta de Alexis. (Bailar)
• Pedro _______ en la internet todos los dias.
  (Navegar)

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Answers

• Carmen nos invitamos a una clase de Espanol.
• Tu miraste a la libro de matematicas.
• Yo comi mucho en restuarantes.
• Jorge bailo a la fiesta de Alexis. (Bailar)
• Pedro navego en la internet todos los dias.
  (Navegar)