Fecha y Objetivo

•Fecha: Hoy es viernes

•Objetivo: I will conjugate irregular preterite verbs in order to discuss events that happened in the past.

IRREGULAR 1: CAR GAR ZAR

•verbs that end in:

•These verbs change in the ______ form

only!

c ➔

g ➔

z ➔

car gar zaryo

quguc

Examples:

•yo + buscar = ________________

•yo + jugar = _________________

•yo + empezar = ______________

busqué

jugué

empecé

Important car/gar/zar verbs

buscar jugar almorzar

practicar llegar empezar

tocar pagar organizar

to look for

to practice

to play (an instrument)

to play

to arrive

to pay

to eat lunch

to start/begin

to organize

More Annoying Irregulars!

VerbVerb English MeaningEnglish Meaning Changes to...Changes to...

Estar

Tener

Poder

Hacer

to be(was/were)

estuv-

to have(had)

tuv-

to be able to/can (could/was able to)

pud-

to make or do(made/did) hic-

PronounPronoun ESTAR, TENER, ESTAR, TENER, PODER, PEDIRPODER, PEDIR

yo

tú

él, ella, usted

nosotros

ellos, ellas ustedes

e

iste

oimos

ieron

Examples:

•ella + estar = ________________

•nosotros + tener = _____________

•tú + poder = _______________

•yo + hacer= _______________

•él/ella + hacer= _______________

estuvotuvimos

pudiste

hice

hizo

YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE

______________________________

WHEN YOU HAVE AN IRREGULAR

PRETERITE VERB!!

ACCENTS

Whiteboards

•Translate the sentences - REMEMBER TO USE THE PRETERITE!!!!!!!

TRANSLATE

•I bought a green shirt.

Yo compré una camisa verde

TRANSLATE

•She could dance!

Ella pudo bailar!

TRANSLATE

•We did not have homework.

Nosotros no tuvimos tarea.

TRANSLATE

•I was in Spanish class.

Yo estuve en la clase de español.

TRANSLATE

•I did the homework.

Yo hice la tarea.

TRANSLATE

•I played football.

Yo jugué el fútbol americano.

TRANSLATE

•I ate lunch with my friends.

Yo almorcé con mis amigos.

TRANSLATE

•I played the piano.

Yo toqué el piano.