Capítulo 9 – Los días festivos

Naomi Wahls, MA

Talking about the past

Irregular PreteritesIrregular Preterites

estar:estar: estuv-estuv-

poder:poder: pud-pud-

poner:poner: pus-pus-

querer:querer: quis-quis-

saber:saber: sup-sup-

tener:tener: tuv-tuv-

venir:venir: vin-vin-

-e-iste-o-imos-isteis-ieron

estarestar

estuveestuve estuvimosestuvimos

estuvisteestuviste estuvisteisestuvisteis

estuvoestuvo estuvieronestuvieron

Talking about the past

Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs

Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs

pedir (i, i)pedir (i, i) dormir (ue, u)dormir (ue, u)

pedípedí pedimospedimos dormídormí dormimosdormimos

pedistepediste pedisteispedisteis dormistedormiste dormisteisdormisteis

ppiidiódió ppiidierondieron dduurmiórmió dduurmieronrmieron

ppiidiendodiendo dduurmiendormiendo

Avoiding Reptition

Expressing Direct and Indirect Objects

Expressing Direct and Indirect Objects

When both an When both an indirect and indirect and direct object direct object pronoun are used pronoun are used in a sentence, in a sentence, the the indirect indirect object pronoun object pronoun ((II) precedes the ) precedes the direct (direct (DD): ): IDID. .

–¿Tienes el trofeo?Do you have the trophy?

–Sí, acaban de dármelo.Yes, they just gave it to me.

–Mamá, ¿está listo el almuerzo?Mom, is lunch ready?

–Te lo preparo ahora mismo.I’ll get it ready for you right now.

Avoiding Reptition

Double Object Pronouns

Double Object Pronouns

A. When both the A. When both the indirect and direct indirect and direct object pronouns object pronouns begin with the letter begin with the letter ll, the indirect object , the indirect object pronoun always pronoun always changes to changes to sese. .

Le compra unos He’s buying zapatos. her some

shoes.

Se los compra. He’s buying them for her.

Les mandamos la blusa. We’ll send the blouse to them.

Se la mandamos. We’ll send it to them.

Avoiding Reptition

Double Object Pronouns

Double Object Pronouns

B. Since B. Since sese can stand can stand for for lele ( (to/for you to/for you [sing.], [sing.], him, herhim, her)) or or lesles ( (to/for to/for you you [pl.], [pl.], themthem),), it is it is often necessary to often necessary to clarify its meaningclarify its meaning by by using a plus the using a plus the pronoun objects of pronoun objects of prepositions.prepositions.

Se lo escribo (a Uds., a ellos, a ellas… ).I’ll write it to (you, them . . . ).

Se las doy (a Ud., a él, a ella… ).I’ll give them to (you, him, her . . . ).