estar y el verbo ir
¿Qué significa?
Significa 'to go.'
Translate: I said
dije
Translate: I ate...
Yo comí
Llegué
I arrived
What is the preterit?
A tense for talking about a completed action in the past.
Translate: I went...
Yo fui... (the ui makes a w sound, fwee)
Translate: I wanted
quise
Translate: I talked.
hablé
Vi Mount Rushmore.
I saw Mt. Rushmore.
Which two verbs are conjugated the same way in the preterit?
Ser (to be) and ir (to be) are the same in the preterit.
Translate: She was...
Ella fue...
Translate: They read
leyeron
Translate: She saw. (ver)
vió
Durmió mucho.
S/he slept a lot.
Give an example of an irregular preterit verb. Then conjugate it in the ellos form.
Teacher will award points for correct answer.
Translate: I went to King Soopers. It was terrible.
Fui a King Soopers. Fue terrible.
Translate: You had
tuviste
Translate: We walked
caminamos
Bonus question (100 points) - This looks like the present tense. What's up with that?
Hiciste la tarea.
You did the homework.
Dar (to give) is an -ar verb. In the preterit it follows what pattern?
Dar is conjugated as though it was an -er/-ir verb
"Ellos fueron" can mean what two things?
'They were' and 'They went'
They had fun/enjoyed themselves
se divirtieron
acercarse (tú)
te acercaste
Translate: ¿Pudieron visitar NYC?
Could you all visit NY?
When do you use 'the sandal' for preterit verbs?
Sandal verbs are -ir stem changers in the 3rd person singular (he/she) and plural (nosotros)