Friday, March 19, 2010

Irregular Preterites

Hello again! Today we begin irregular preterites. Now, before you begin to hiperventilate-Let's begin with the definition of irregular preterites. If you break down the word "irregular preterite," it's not as hard as it seems. In order to understand it, you must know the definition of a preterite. A preterite is a verb that describes an action that has been done in the past. In other words, the verb is no longer ongoing, it is complete.
The endings for preterite verbs are:

For Ir/Er verbs use the following endings:
Yo í
iste
Él, Ella, Usted
Nosotros imos
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes ieron

For Ar verbs use the following endings:
Yo é
aste
Él, Ella, Usted ó
Nosotros amos
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes aron

So..you no longer need to feel the urge to cry

Apply these endings to any verb when speaking in past tense.
Easy as that!