02 Preterite AR verbs | Sr Jordan's Spanish Videos

02 Preterite AR verbs

In this video lesson, we’ll be starting to learn how to do the preterite tense.  The preterite is a past tense that deals with finished actions.
The present tense = I talk, I am talking,
Preterite = I talked.

There will be plenty more videos on this verb tense coming!

Hope this was helpful.  Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions!

Check out the preterite conjugation sheet if you’d like a summary of the preterite!

Conjugation chart:

preterite ayudar copy

Vocabulario:
ayudar – to help
bailar - to dance
cantar - to sing
enseñar – to teach
estudiar – to study
hablar – to speak, talk
nadar – to swim
necesitar – to need
tocar – to play (an instrument)
trabajar – to work
visitar - to visit

la abuela – grandmother
el dinero – money

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Related video(s):

    1. Preterite -AR verbs: -GAR, -CAR, -ZAR
    2. Preterite regular -ER verbs
    3. Preterite regular -IR verbs

      6 Comments to “02 Preterite AR verbs”

      1. By Lindsey, February 26, 2009 @ 6:50 pm

        This is a great sight! I’m just starting off as a Spanish teacher and was looking for a song that practices “ir” in the preterite. There is a song called “El Taxista”. If your interested, I could find it for you.

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