Preterite Help

Question

 I am taking Spanish 2, and need a lot of help with the preterite form.

Welcome to SpanishDict. We ask that all new members complete their profiles with their native language, and what level of Spanish you feel you are, like, beginner, intermediate, etc. as well as gender. - ray76, Sep 27, 2016

Thanks for the profile mat, that is worth a vote from me . - ray76, Sep 29, 2016

Answer 1

OK, Mac, now I know where you're coming from. I thought that you were one of many high school or college students we get on the site. I am a university professor of Spanish, and am a native speaker from Spain.

I looked on Google and found that good ol' SpanishDict had some good articles.

There are three that I recommend. The first will deal with preterite tense of regular verbs.

The second will take that theme a little further and point some spelling irregularities.

The third discusses verbs with stem changes. If there is anything you don't understand, get back to me and I will clear up any muddy waters.

Link to preterite of regular verbs

Link to verbs with spelling changes

Link to verbs with stem changes

There is much more to the preterite than just the forms. There are cases where some verbs change in meaning when going from present to preterite. But that can come later.

Good luck.

P.S. I can recommend a good text book. It's "Panorama" any edition will do and it's cheap on Amazon. The lessons on the preterite start on Lesson Six. - Daniela2041, Sep 28, 2016

Now theht has touched mah soul sister ! - ray76, Sep 28, 2016

Answer 2

Gracias, señorita Daniela, muchos gracias. Estoy mirar las páginas que recomendaste. Gracias.

Answer 3

Here's some help:

(1) Listen to your teacher.

(2) Study the material in your textbook.

(3) Take notes, and Practice a lot.

NOW: If you have a specific question go ahead and ask it. We will answer.

Hey, Daniela2041, I like your post, but there is a slight problem with #s 1 and 2, - MacGyver15, Sep 28, 2016

I'm taking it on APEX Learning, and do not have a teacher or a textbook. - MacGyver15, Sep 28, 2016

OK, then I can take a different tack. I will look up material on the preterite, and if it isn't what I like, I'll do my own article. Be back soon. - Daniela2041, Sep 28, 2016

So what is wrong with doing it on SD Danni ? - ray76, Sep 28, 2016