How to conjugate regular -AR, -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense. Preterite Tense Conjugation Preterite Tense Conjugation Preterite Tense Conjugation for all regular -AR verbs for all regular -ER verbs for all regular -IR verbs Drop the -AR off the infinitive Drop the -ER off the infinitive Drop the -IR off the infinitive and add the following endings and add the following endings and add the following endings EX.: HABLAR - HABL EX.: COMER - COM EX.: VIVIR - VIV 1PS � HABL� 1PS � COM� 1PS � VIV� 2PS ASTE HABLASTE 2PS ISTE COMISTE 2PS ISTE VIVISTE 3PS � HABL� 3PS I� COMI� 3PS I� VIVI� 1PP AMOS HABLAMOS 1PP IMOS COMIMOS 1PP IMOS VIVIMOS 3PP ARON HABLARON 3PP IERON COMIERON 3PP IERON VIVIERON Verbs that do not follow these patterns in the preterite tense are irregular verbs and are conjugated in a different way which usually has no pattern and is learned through memorization and repeated usage. The preterite tense is a form of the past tense. Spanish has two past tense forms with specific rules re: when to use each one. |