El Pretérito

Regular -ar

100

usar (nosotros) We used

usamos

200

regatear (tú) You bargained

regateaste

300

llevar (yo) I wore

llevé

400

cocinar (ella) She cooked

cocinó

500

regatear (yo )I bargained

regateé

Regular -ar

100

HABLAR(tú) You TALKED

hablaste

200

comprar (él) He bought

compró

300

llevar (nosotros) We wore

llevamos

400

pagar(ellos) They paid

pagaron

500

caminar (yo) I walked

caminé

-car/-gar/-zar

100

buscar (yo) I looked for

busqué

200

jugar (ella) She played

jugó *No spelling change because it's not in the yo form

300

almorzar (yo) I ate lunch

almorcé

400

practicar (ellos) They practiced

practicaron *No spelling change because it's not in the yo form

500

navegar (yo) I surfed/navegated

navegué

Preterit trivia

100

Termina la oración: car/gar/zar spelling changes only occur in the ____ form.

yo

200

How does the spelling change in the preterit tense yo form for verbs ending in -CAR, -GAR, and -ZAR?

-qué (-car) -gué (-gar) -cé (-zar)

300

Which two subjects have accent marks in the preterit tense?

the yo and él/ella forms

400

What are the vosotros endings for -ar and -er/-ir verbs in the preterit tense?

-asteis (-ar) -isteis (-er/-ir)

500

Accents are important in the preterit tense because otherwise you could be conveying the wrong meaning. For example, what is the difference between "bailo" and "bailó?"

bailo = I dance (present tense) bailó = He/She danced (preterit/past tense)

Bonanza

100

Traduce: She wore sunglasses

Ella llevó gafas de sol.

200

Correcto o Incorrecto: Yo llegé a la clase.

Incorrecto (llegué)

300

Traduce: Ana y yo llevamos ropa ayer. 

Ana and I wore clothes yesterday. 

400

Traduce: Pedro y yo llevamos ropa. (2 translations)

Pedro and I wear/wore clothes. 

500

Traduce: Last night I payed 67 dollars for the clothes. 

Anoche yo pagué sesenta y siete dólares por la ropa.