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Past.: What Is The Preterite Tense?

The document provides information about the preterite tense in Spanish. It discusses that the preterite tense is used to talk about things that happened at a definite time in the past. It then gives examples of sentences using the preterite tense versus those that are not. The document goes on to explain the conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense, providing a chart to fill in the correct endings and examples to practice conjugating verbs in the preterite tense according to different pronouns.

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Past.: What Is The Preterite Tense?

The document provides information about the preterite tense in Spanish. It discusses that the preterite tense is used to talk about things that happened at a definite time in the past. It then gives examples of sentences using the preterite tense versus those that are not. The document goes on to explain the conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense, providing a chart to fill in the correct endings and examples to practice conjugating verbs in the preterite tense according to different pronouns.

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What is the preterite tense?


In Spanish, the preterite tense is used to talk about things that began
and ended at a definite time in the past.
Preterite NOT preterite
Yesterday, I ate a donut. I always ate donuts with my grandpa.
We talked on the phone last week. We used to talk on the phone all the time.
I ate dinner at 6 last night. I always ate dinner late.

THE ENDINGS for


-ER and –IR Verbs:

Conjugation is the same as in the present and the same as you did for –AR verbs.
Step 1: Take off the ending (ER or IR)
Step 2: Add the new ending that matches who you are talking about. You will need to
memorize these endings!
Examples: To say, “I ate”
Comer
Com
Yo comí
-ER/IR Preterite Conjugation Practice

Directions: Fill out the chart below with the correct preterite endings for
ER/IR verbs.

yo
tú
él, ella, usted
nosotros
ellos, ellas,
ustedes

Directions: write the correct ending for each verb.


Beber– to drink
1. Yo beb_____ (I drank)

2. Tú beb____ (You drank)

3. Él beb_____ (He drank)

4. Nosotros beb______ (We drank)

5. Ellos beb_____ (They drank)


Directions: write each verb in the preterite tense according to the
pronoun given in English.

Ex: I ate (comer) comí _

1. I drank (beber) __________________________

2. She lived (vivir) _________________________

3. They learned (aprender) __________________________

4. We ate (comer) ___________________________

5. You lived (vivir) ___________________________

6. They ate (comer) _____________________________

7. You and I learned (aprender) ___________________________

8. You ate (comer) _________________________________

9. They lived (vivir) __________________________________

10. She learned (aprender) _____________________________

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