El pret

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El pretérito

• Past Tense Part 1 of 2

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El pretérito

• Used to talk about completed events of the past.
• Occurred once or limited time with beginning and
  end
• Occurred at specific time or day/month/year

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Ejemplos

• I bought a necklace.
• Did you arrive on time?
• She sent the postcard.
• We visited the museum.
• They took the pictures.

• Compré un collar.
• Llegaste a tiempo?
• Ella mandó la tarjeta postal.
• Visitamos el museo.
• Tomaron las fotos.

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verbos de -ar- just add endings to stem
vosotros only in Spain
-é -amos
-aste -asteis
Ud. -ó Uds. -aron
-ó -aron
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Words to accompany the preterite

• ayer - yesterday
• anoche - last night
• anteayer - day before yesterday
• la semana pasada - last week
• el mes pasado - last month
• el año pasado - last year

Remember preterite happens at a specific time!
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Qué quiere decir?

• hablé
• nadaste
• compró
• tomamos
• ustedes visitaron/visitasteis
• acamparon
• regateé
• montamos a caballo
• pescó

• I talked
• you swam
• he/she bought
• we took
• you all visited
• they camped
• I bargained
• we rode horses
• he/she fished

Youll make this mistake at least once 3rd
person singular as 1st person singular. Why?