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Preterite (Past) Tense notes 5-14-15

May 14, 2015 By Mr. D'Amato

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You learned how to conjugate verbs in the present tense, now you are going to learn the past tense.  Study the endings below.  Remember, to conjugate a verb you take off the infinitive ending (last 2 letters) and apply the new ending.  There will be a quiz on TUESDAY.  You must study!

Example:

Yo (hablar) – Hablar is an ar verb because the last 2 letters are ar.  

My subject is Yo.  So I look at the chart and it tells me that the Yo ending for an ar verb is é

Yo habl     +     é = Yo hablé (I talked)

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Mr. D'Amato is the Assistant Principal of the Humanities Department (English, Foreign Language and Social Studies) at Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design. He can be reached at 718-388-1260, extension 2043, or Damato@whsad.org.

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