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el pretérito and the -car, -gar, -zar verbs el pretérito • There are two past tense forms in the Spanish language, the imperfect and the preterite (el pretérito). • The imperfect is used to describe continuous past action. • El pretérito is used to talk about actions that began and ended in the past, usually only one time. It is used to describe single actions. Formation of the preterite of regular –ar verbs • For any regular –ar verb, start with the infinitive form: hablar • Drop the –ar: habl • Add new endings: singular plural yo hablé nosotros hablamos tú hablaste vosotros hablasteis él ella habló Ud. ellos ellas Uds. hablaron NOTE: Always use a written accent mark on the first and third person singular forms. Be careful with pronunciation. el pretérito de los verbos irregulares • Three classifications of –ar verbs form the first person singular form in an unusual manner. • These are the verbs whose infinitives end in the letters –car, -gar, or –zar. -car verbs • Start with the infinitive • Drop the –ar • Conjugate busqué buscar busc buscamos buscaste buscasteis buscó buscaron There is a spelling change for first person singular— CHANGE THE C TO QU BEFORE ADDING THE ENDING. -gar verbs • Start with the infinitive • Drop the –ar • Conjugate llegué llegamos llegaste llegasteis llegó llegaron There is a spelling change for first person singular— CHANGE THE G TO GU BEFORE ADDING THE ENDING. llegar lleg -zar verbs • Start with the infinitive • Drop the –ar • Conjugate almorcé almorzar almorz almorzamos almorzaste almorzasteis almorzó almorzaron There is a spelling change for first person singular— CHANGE THE Z TO C BEFORE ADDING THE ENDING.
