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Nombre _____________________________
Español 2: el paquete del capítulo 3.2
In this lesson you will learn to:
 Describe past activities and events
 Ask for and talk about items at a marketplace
 Express yourself courteously
Using:
 Hace + expression of time
 Irregular preterite verbs
 Preterite of –ir stem-changing verbs
Items at the Market
Expressiones of Courtesy
los artículos
Con mucho gusto.
barato(a)
Con permiso.
la escultura
De nada.
fino(a)
Disculpe.
una ganga
No hay de qué.
la pintura
Pase.
el retrato
Perdóneme.
único(a)
(estar) hecho(a) a mano
Ask for Help
ser de
¿Me deja ver…?
cerámica
cuero
madera
metal
oro
piedra
plata
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Nota Grammatical:
To describe how long something has been going on, use:
Hace + ________________________ + que + __________________________
Ejemplo: Hace meses que quiero comprar esa pintura, pero todavía no tengo el dinero.
I’ve been wanting to buy this painting for months, but I still don’t have the money.
To ask how long something has been going on, use:
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que + ________________________?
Ejemplo: ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que quieres comprar esa pintura?
How long have you been wanting to buy that painting.
Práctica: Translate the questions and answers to Spanish using the above formulas:
1. How long have you been wearing earrings? ___________________________________
2. I have been wearing earrings for 5 years. ____________________________________
3. How long have they had the silver bracelet? __________________________________
4. They have had the silver bracelet for 2 weeks. ________________________________
Nota Grammatical:
To describe how long AGO something happened, use:
Hace + ________________________+ que + ________________________
Ejemplo: Hace dos años que fui a Puerto Rico.
I went to Puerto Rico 2 years ago.
Hace tres horas que me vestí.
I got dressed 3 hours ago.
Práctica: Translate the questions and answers to Spanish using the above formula:
1. I bought the necklace 2 months ago. ______________________________________
2. We ate 10 minutes ago. ________________________________________________
3. She packed her suitcase 2 weeks ago. _____________________________________
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Irregular Preterite Verbs
The verbs __________, __________, __________, __________and __________ are
irregular in the preterite tense. To form the preterite of these verbs, you must change their
____________ and add irregular ______________.
Each of the verbs has a unique stem in the preterit, but they all take the same endings.
VERB
Preterite Stem
Irregular Preterite Endings
Estar=
+
Poder=
Poner=
Saber=
Tener=
****Notice that there aren’t any accents****
Estar:
Poder:
Ejemplo: Ella estuvo en casa ayer.
She was home yesterday.
Tener:
Tuvimos mucha tarea anoche.
We had a lot of homework last night.
*The verb saber usually has a different meaning in the preterite. It means __________.
Ejemplo: Yo supe la verdad anoche.
I found out the truth last night.
Práctica: Conjugate the following verbs into the preterite tense.
1. Tú __________________ (tener) el libro durante la clase ayer.
2. Ayer a las seis ella _________________ (ponerse) su vestido y salió.
3. Hace cuatro días yo ________________ (poder) hablar con él.
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Preterite of –IR Stem-Changing Verbs (SOLE verbs)
Conjugating verbs that are stem-changers into the preterite tense will be different
depending on the type of verb (-AR/-ER/-IR). _______________ will NOT stem-change at
all in the preterite. However, ______________ will have a spelling change in the 3rd
person forms (____________________________________).
The stem-change will be different from the present tense. Stem-changes will only be
_________ and __________, regardless of their stem-change in the present tense. There
are not any e-ie or o-ue stem-changers in the preterite tense.
Ejemplos:
Pedir (i,i):
Mentir (ie, i):
Dormir (ue, u):
*These verbs are called “________________________” because they only stem-change in
the “sole” of the boot.
*Please notice the letters in the parenthesis. The first letter(s) represents the type of
stem-changer it is in the present tense, the second letter represents its spelling change in
the preterite tense. In the present tense, dormir is an _____________ stem-changer but
in the preterite it is only _____________ and only in the bottom 2 forms.
What other –ir stem-changers (sole verbs) do you know?
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Práctica: Conjugate the following verbs into the preterite tense.
1. Los niños _____________ (preferir) comer los dulces.
2. El hombre ______________ (competir) en el partido.
3. Ustedes ______________ (seguir) las instrucciones.
4. Ayer yo ______________ (dormirse) a las ocho.
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