Preterito Sudden Past Intro

Presentation

All in the Past!

Preterito Sudden Past

Preterito: Sudden Past Tense

Preterito is called the sudden past because it tells about an action in the past that only happened once and was sudden.

Preterito Verb Conjugations

Don't forget the "wah!"

Preterito Verb Endings - AR Verbs

Preterito Verb Endings - Er/ir Verbs

Preterito Trigger words

I danced yesterday.

Preterito

Yo bailé ayer.

I ate dinner last night.

Preterito

Yo comí la cena anoche..

You studied yesterday.

Preterito

Tú estudiaste ayer.

Suddenly, she cried.

Preterito

De repente, ella lloró.

Last night, he ran.

Preterito

Anoche, él corrió

At 3:00, we played soccer.

Preterito

A las 3, jugamos al fútbol.

They worked yesterday.

Preterito

Ellos trabajaron ayer

• one-time action
• sequence of events
• interrupting action
• event with specific time

Preterito - sudden past