Viaje a Valencia: singular -ar preterite, singular subject pronouns
Learning outcomes
I can use the past (preterite) to talk about what people did on a trip to Valencia.
I can pronounce [gue] and [ge].
Viaje a Valencia: singular -ar preterite, singular subject pronouns
Learning outcomes
I can use the past (preterite) to talk about what people did on a trip to Valencia.
I can pronounce [gue] and [ge].
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Key learning points
- [gue] sounds like 'llegué', [ge] sounds like 'gente'.
- Regular -ar verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular PAST preterite (-é, -aste & -ó).
- Subject pronouns yo, tú, él, ella; we usually omit the use of subject pronoun.
- There are some contexts where the use of subject pronouns is appropriate
Keywords
Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past
Yo - subject pronoun that means 'I'
Tú - subject pronoun that means 'you'
Él - subject pronoun that means 'he'
Ella - subject pronoun that means 'she'
Common misconception
Subject pronouns are always used with a verb to indicate the subject.
Subject pronouns are not always used with a verb. Verb endings alone often tell us the subject.
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