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Regular AR verbsPreterite conjugation rules
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  • We conjugate verbs differently in the preterite
    to indicate that the action was completed in the
    past.
  • A preterite verb can be translated to ed in
    English.

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Key words that indicate the preterite
  • Ayer- yesterday
  • Anteayer- the day before yesterday
  • Anoche- last night
  • El año pasado- last year
  • El mes pasado- last month
  • La semana pasada- last week
  • El otro día- the other day

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To conjugate a regular AR verb in the preterite
  • Remove the AR to form the stem.
  • Add the appropriate ending to match the subject.

Yo -é Nosotros -amos
Tú -aste Vosotros -asteis
Él, ella, Usted -ó Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes -aron
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  • Example
  • Hablar
  • Yo hablé (I spoke)
  • Tú hablaste (You spoke- informal)
  • Él/ella habló (he/she spoke)
  • Used habló (you spoke- formal)
  • Nosotros hablamos (we spoke)
  • Vosotros hablasteis (you all spoke- Spain)
  • Ellos/Ellas hablaron (They spoke)
  • Ustedes hablaron (You all spoke)

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  • Little Miss Mufé
  • Sat on her aste
  • Eating her lime jelló
  • Along came amos
  • And sat down asteis
  • Then Miss Mufé was not aron.

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  • I traveled to Costa Rica last summer.
  • Yo viajé a Costa Rica el año pasado.
  • I bought a necklace for my mom.
  • Yo le compré un collar para mi mamá.
  • I sent a postcard to my grandparents.
  • Yo les mandé una tarjeta postal a mis abuelos.

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Spelling Changers
  • Verbs ending in car, -gar, and zar have
    irregular endings in the yo form only.
  • Car -qué The spelling change
  • Gar -gué only occurs in the yo
  • Zar -cé form to keep the sound.
  • Llegar
  • Llegué llegamos
  • Llegaste llegasteis
  • Llegó llegaron

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CAR GAR ZAR
Tocar- to play an instrument Sacar- to take Buscar- to look for Llegar- to arrivie Jugar- to play a sport Empezar- to begin Almorzar- to eat lunch Comenzar- to begin
AR verbs do not have a stem change in the
preterite!!!!
Sacaste muchas fotos en Colorado? Sí, saqué
muchas fotos en Colorado. Dónde almorzaron
Ustedes? Nosotros almorzamos en un restaurante
bueno. A quién buscaste? Yo busqué a mi
padre.
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