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    The document discusses the Spanish preterite tense, including how it is used to describe past actions or states that were completed at a definite time. It provides the conjugations of regular verbs in the preterite and discusses spelling changes and irregularities for different types of verbs like stem-changing verbs and verbs ending in letters like c, g, z.

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    2.

    1 The preterite

    • Spanish has two simple tenses to indicate actions in the


    past: the preterite (el pretérito) and the imperfect (el
    imperfecto). The preterite is used to describe actions or
    states that began or were completed at a definite time in
    the past.

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    2.1 The preterite

    • The preterite tense of regular verbs is formed by


    dropping the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding the
    preterite endings. Note that the endings of regular
    -er and -ir verbs are identical in the preterite tense.

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    2.1 The preterite

    • The preterite of all regular and some irregular verbs


    requires a written accent on the preterite endings in the
    yo, usted, él, and ella forms.

    Ayer empecé un nuevo Mi mamá preparó una


    trabajo. cena deliciosa.
    Yesterday I started a new My mom prepared a
    job. delicious dinner.

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    2.1 The preterite

    • Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling


    change in the yo form of the preterite. All other forms are
    regular.

    buscar busc- -qu- yo busqué


    llegar lleg- -gu- yo llegué
    empezar empez- -c- yo empecé

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    2.1 The preterite

    • Caer, creer, leer, and oír change -i- to -y- in the usted,
    él, and ella forms and in the ustedes, ellos, and ellas
    forms of the preterite. They also require a written accent
    on the -i- in all other forms.

    caer caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron


    creer creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creísteis, creyeron
    leer leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, leyeron
    oír oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron

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    2.1 The preterite

    • Verbs with infinitives ending in -uir change -i- to -y- in


    the usted, él, and ella forms and in the ustedes, ellos,
    and ellas forms of the preterite.

    construir construí, construiste, construyó,


    construimos, construisteis, construyeron

    incluir incluí, incluiste, incluyó, incluimos,


    incluisteis, incluyeron

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    2.1 The preterite

    • Stem-changing -ir verbs also have a stem change in the


    usted, él, and ella forms and in the ustedes, ellos, and
    ellas forms of the preterite.

    ¡ATENCIÓN!
    Other -ir stem-changing verbs include:
    conseguir repetir
    consentir seguir
    hervir sentir
    morir servir
    preferir
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    2.1 The preterite

    • Stem-changing -ar and -er verbs do not have a stem


    change in the preterite.
    • A number of verbs, most of them -er and -ir verbs, have
    irregular preterite stems. Note that none of these verbs
    takes a written accent on the preterite endings.

    —Nunca tuve oportunidad de


    despedirme de él.

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    2.1 The preterite

    ¡ATENCIÓN!
    Ser, ir, and dar also have irregular preterites. The preterite forms
    of ser and ir are identical. Note that the preterite forms of ver are
    regular. However, unlike other regular preterites, they do not take a
    written accent.
    ser/ir
    fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
    dar
    di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron
    ver
    vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron
    The preterite of hay is hubo.
    Hubo dos conciertos el viernes.
    There were two concerts on Friday.

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    2.1 The preterite

    ¡ATENCIÓN!
    Note that the third-person
    plural ending of j-stem
    preterites drops the i:
    dijeron, trajeron.

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    2.1 The preterite

    • Note that not only does the stem of decir (dij-) end in j,
    but the stem vowel e changes to i. In the usted, él, and
    ella form of hacer (hizo), c changes to z to maintain the
    pronunciation. Most verbs that end in -cir have j-stems
    in the preterite.

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