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To achieve a Grade Cor above at GCSE, you

will have to use thePast Tenses in your

Speaking and Writing.

There are three

tenses that youcan use:

The PreteriteThe Imperfect

The Perfect

Preterite Tense

I playedI did play

In English:

The Imperfect

I was playing

I used to play

The Perfect

I have played

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In English: I played / I did playThe Preterite Tense is formed by addingendings onto the stem.

AR Verbscomprar

I

You (sg)

He / she / itWe

You (pl)

They

compr

compr

comprcompr

compr

compr

compr

compraste

comprcompramos

comprasteis

compraron

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PracticePracticecaminar

(to walk)

dibujar

(to draw)

hablar

(to speak)

mirar

(to watch)

trabajar

(to work)

1. I walked

2. She watched

3. They worked

4. We drew

5. You (sg) spoke

camin

mir

trabajaron

dibujamos

hablaste

6. He spoke

7. You (pl) walked

8. I worked

9. We watched

10.I drew

habl

caminasteis

trabaj

miramos

dibuj

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ER and IR Verbsvender vivir

I

You (sg)He / she / it

We

You (pl)

They

vend viv

vend vivvend viv

vend viv

vend viv

vend viv

vend viv

vendiste vivistevendi vivi

vendimos vivimos

vendisteis vivisteis

vendieron vivieron

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PracticePractice

romper

(to break)

correr(to run)

comer(to eat)

elegir

(to choose)

discutir(to discuss)

1. We ran

2. He ate

3. I chose

4. You (sg) broke

5. They discussed

corrimos

comi

eleg

rompiste

discutieron

6. You (pl) broke

7. She discussed

8. We ate

9. I ran

10. You (sg) chose

rompisteis

discuti

comimos

corr

elegiste

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Irregular preterites:Irregular preterites:andar

caber

dardecir

estar

haber

hacer

ir

poder

poner

producir

querersaber

ser

tener

traer

venirver

to walk

to fit

to giveto say

to be

to have

to do/make

to go

to be able

to put

to produce

to wantto know

to be

to have

to bring

to cometo see

All of theseverbs are

irregular in thePreteriteTense.

In other words,they dont

follow any ofthe patternsthat we havealready seen.

Check the summarysheet for the verb forms.

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In English: I was playing / I used to playLike the Preterite Tense, the Imperfect isformed by adding endings onto the stem.

AR Verbsdejar

ER and IR Verbstemer vivir

dej

dej

dejdej

dej

dej

tem viv

tem viv

tem vivtem viv

tem viv

tem viv

dejaba

dejabas

dejaba

dejaban

dejabais

dejbamos

tema viva

temas vivas

tema vivatemamos vivamos

temais vivais

teman vivan

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One of the good things about the ImperfectTense is that it only has 3 irregular verbs !

Ser (to be)Ser (to be) Ir (to go)Ir (to go) Ver (to see)Ver (to see)

eraeras

era

ramos

eraiseran

ibaibas

iba

bamos

ibaisiban

veaveas

vea

veamos

veaisvean

Irregularstem and

endings

Uses ARendings

Stem hasan extra e

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PracticePracticeganar

(to win)

cocinar(to cook)

creer(to believe)

esconder

(to hide)

decidir(to decide)

1. I was winning

2. You (pl) were hiding

3. He was cooking

4. We were deciding

5. You (sg) were believing

ganaba

escondais

cocinaba

decidamos

creas

6. She used to believe

7. They used to hide

8. I used to win

9. We used to cook

10. You (sg) used to decide

crea

escondan

ganaba

cocinbamos

decidas

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UnosUnos ejemplosejemplos

He comido un bocadillo y he bebido un caf

He estudiado en el colegio

He llegado al colegio a las nueve

He bailado y he jugado al baloncesto

He practicado muchos deportes

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In English: I have playedTo form the Perfect Tense you need part ofthe verb haber and a past participle.

haber

he

hasha

hemos

habis

han

+ past participle

llegar lleg llegado

comer com comido

unir un unido

to

arrivetoeatto

join

I have arrived He llegadoHe has eaten Ha comidoWe have joined Hemos unidoYou (sg) have

eaten Has comidoYou (pl) have

joined Habis unidoThey have

arrived Han llegado

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PracticePracticeWhat are the past participles of these verbs ?

bailar amar permitir

deber aprender entrar

temer vivir admitir

desear esperar beber

decidir prometer existir

bailado amado permitido

debido aprendido entrado

temido vivido admitido

deseado esperado bebido

decidido prometido existido

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There are some irregular pastThere are some irregular pastparticiples:participles:

abrir

cubrir

decir

escribir

hacer

morir

poner

resolver

ver

volver

to open

to cover

to say

to write

to do/make

to die

to put

to solve

to see

to return

abierto

cubierto

dicho

escrito

hecho

muerto

puesto

resuelto

visto

vuelto

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So thereyou areA tourA tourof theof the

past tensespast tenses

Now have a goNow have a go

at the exercisesat the exercisesto check yourto check yourunderstandingunderstanding

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