Unit 5 chapter 3 preterite notes
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The document discusses the preterite tense in Spanish. It provides examples of what the preterite tense is not used for, such as describing past time, age, weather, or habitual actions. It states the preterite tense is used for one-time past actions like "I went swimming" or "You ate guacamole." It also gives instructions on forming the preterite tense by dropping the ending and adding new endings for AR, ER, and IR verbs. A few irregular preterite verbs are listed as well as important words used with the preterite tense like "yesterday" and "last week."
Unit 5 chapter 3 preterite notes
- 1. The Preterite Unit 5 Chapter 3
- 2. Preterite • The preterite is the one- time past action tense. It has a longer list of what it is NOT than it does for what it actually is.
- 3. Preterite • It is not time in the past...“it was 10 o’clock” • It is not age in the past...“I was twelve.” • It is not weather...“it was a stormy night” • It is not habitual action...“every summer I went...”
- 4. Preterite • It is not on going action...“I was sleeping.” • It is not emotional...“I was angry” • It is not... well, you get the point. • IT IS... I went swimming. You ate guacamole. We passed our exam.
- 5. Preterite • To form the preterite you drop the ending and add... é amos aste asteis ó aron í imos iste isteis ió ieron AR verbs ER/IR verbs
- 6. Preterite • Irregulars to know for now... • Car-Gar-Zar (yo form changes) • Sacar = Saqué • Jugar = Jugué • Empezar = Empecé
- 7. Important Words • Ayer - yesterday • Anoche - last night • Anteayer - the day before yesterday • La semana pasada - last week • El fin de semana pasada - last weekend