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Common "ar” Verbs Part 2

Grammar Hunches: ar verbs (Practice)

Prompt

Now that you have worked through a lot of material that includes these basic patterns, and you have compared
grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, unite down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a
senterxe grammatically correct or not. For example, you might wnte something like verbs always match nouns in
number, and they usually come before the noun" In other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes
sense out of the pattern(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with Review if you need to, and you might
briefly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working with in this or previous modules. Keep in mind
that what youre after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a text book. Now check your hunch with the explanation of
this principle in the following pattern

Common "ar” Verbs Part 2 Grammar Hunches: ar verbs (Practice) Prompt Now that-example-1

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Answer:

To conjugate a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense, replace the infinitive ending with the correct ending for each pronoun. For example "Vimos la película de la que nos hablaste."

Step-by-step explanation:

PRETERITE TENSE -AR VERBSPattern: Regular preterite tense -AR verbs follow this pattern. FormationTo form the preterite tense with -AR verbs, the following endings are added to the verb stem:

To form the preterite tense of hablar in the "yo" form, take off the "ar" to get the verb stem (habl-), then add the "é" It often tells specifically when something took place. When describing single events, use the preterite.

Examples: Hablé con Pedro anoche.

I spoke with Pedro last night.

El profesor contestó todas mis preguntas.

The professor answered all my questions.

Ellos llegaron a las seis de la tarde.

They arrived at 6 PM.

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