El pretérito
the preterite tense
The preterite tense is a past tense. It refers to an action that was started and completed in the past.
Ejemplos:
I ran.
I walked.
I went to the movies yesterday.
I watched tv yesterday.
-AR
VERBSExamples of Regular AR verbs
escuchar, cantar, tomar
Habl
ar - to speak, talk
Drop the ar ending and add the bolded/underlined endings
|
é |
amos |
|
aste |
------- |
|
ó |
aron |
yo habl
é - I spoketú habl aste - you (friend) spoke
Ud habl ó - you (formal) spoke
él habl ó - he spoke
ella habl ó - she spoke
nosotros habl amos - we (masculine) spoke
nosotros habl amos - we (feminine) spoke
Uds habl aron - you all spoke
ellos habl aron - they (masculine) spoke
ellas habl aron - they (feminine) spoke
-ER
VERBSExamples of Regular ER verbs
comer, aprender, vender
Com
er - to eat
Drop the er ending and add the bolded/underlined endings
|
í |
imos |
|
iste |
------- |
|
Ió |
ieron |
yo com
í - I atetú com iste - you (friend) ate
Ud com ió - you (formal) ate
él com ió - he ate
ella com ió - she ate
nosotros com imos - we (masculine) ate
nosotros com imos - we (feminine) ate
Uds com ieron - you all ate
ellos com ieron - they (masculine) ate
ellas com ieron - they (feminine) ate
Escribir - to write
Examples of Regular IR verbs
escribir, vivir
Drop the ir ending and add the bolded/underlined endings
|
í |
imos |
|
iste |
------- |
|
ió |
ieron |
yo escrib
í - I wrotetú escrib iste - you (friend) wrote
Ud escrib ió - you (formal) wrote
él escrib ió - he wrote
ella escrib ió - she wrote
nosotros escrib imos - we (masculine) wrote
nosotros escrib imos - we (feminine) wrote
Uds escrib ieron - you all wrote
ellos escrib ieron - they (masculine) wrote
ellas escrib ieron - they (feminine) wrote
Ir & Ser (They both have the same conjugation)
|
fui |
fuimos |
|
fuiste |
---- |
|
fue |
fueron |
Ver
|
vi |
vimos |
|
viste |
---- |
|
vio |
vieron |
Hacer
|
hice |
hicimos |
|
hiciste |
---- |
|
hi zo |
hicieron |
Tener
|
tuve |
tuvimos |
|
tuviste |
---- |
|
tuvo |
tuvieron |
Estar
|
estuve |
estuvimos |
|
estuviste |
---- |
|
estuvo |
estuvieron |