Regular AR verbs Preterite conjugation rules. We conjugate verbs differently in the preterite to...

Regular AR verbsPreterite conjugation

rules

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.

““Key” words that Key” words that indicate the preterite: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

To conjugate a regular To conjugate a regular AR verb in the preterite:AR verb in the preterite:

1. Remove the AR to form the stem.

2. Add the appropriate ending to match the subject.

Yo -é

Nosotros -amos

Tú -aste

Vosotros -asteis

Él, ella, Usted -ó Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes -aron

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)

Little Miss Mufé

Sat on her aste

Eating her lime jelló

Along came amos

And sat down asteis

Then Miss Mufé was not aron.

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.

Spelling Changers: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

CAR GAR ZAR

Tocar- to play an instrumentSacar- to takeBuscar- to look for

Llegar- to arrivieJugar- to play a sport

Empezar- to beginAlmorzar- to eat lunchComenzar- to begin

¿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.

*AR verbs do not have a stem change in the preterite!!!!