El El pretérito:pretérito:

verbos en -ARverbos en -AR

What is “el What is “el pretérito”?pretérito”?Stuff that happened in Stuff that happened in the past!!the past!!

It’s DONE… OVER It’s DONE… OVER WITH!!WITH!!

How do we conjugate an How do we conjugate an AR verb en el pretérito??AR verb en el pretérito??

There are There are 33 simple steps!!!simple steps!!!

STEP STEP 11

Drop Drop the the

endingending!!

Let’s take Let’s take a looka look

CANCANTT

ARARto sing

STEP STEP 22

Figure outFigure out

WHOWHO DID DID THE THE

ACTION??ACTION??

I sang

You You sangsang

He or She sangHe or She sang

We sangWe sang

They sangThey sang

STEP STEP 33

Add Add the the

correct correct ending:ending:

-é-é-aste-aste-ó-ó-amos-amos-aron-aron

yo

tú

él

nosotros

ellos

CANCANTT

ÉÉI sang

yo canté

CANTCANTASTEASTE

you sang

tú tú cantastecantaste

CANTCANTÓÓ

he or she sang

Él cantóÉl cantó

Ella Ella cantócantó

CANTCANTAMOAMOSSwe sang

nosotros nosotros cantamoscantamos

CANTCANTAROARONNthey sang

ellos ellos cantaroncantaron

IT’S IT’S THAT THAT

SIMPLE!!SIMPLE!!

Let’s Let’s reviewreview

3 steps:3 steps:1.1.Drop the endingDrop the ending

CANCANTT

ARARto sing

3 steps:3 steps:1.1.Drop the endingDrop the ending

2.2.Figure out who did the Figure out who did the actionaction

II sang sang

youyou sang sang

he or shehe or she sang sang

wewe sang sang

theythey sang sang

3 steps:3 steps:1.1.Drop the endingDrop the ending

2.2.Figure out who did the Figure out who did the actionaction

3.3.add the correct endingadd the correct ending

yo cantyo cant

ttúú cant cant

éél/ella/Ud. cantl/ella/Ud. cant

nosotros cantnosotros cant

ellos/ellas/Udsellos/ellas/Uds.cant.cant

éé

asteaste

óó

amosamos

aronaron

¡Qué ¡Qué Bueno!Bueno!