Preterite (el pretérito)
The preterite is used for past actions that are seen
as completed.
To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the
preterite, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following:
yo é
tú aste
él ó
nosotros amos
vosotros asteis
ellos aron
To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the
preterite, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following:
yo í
tú iste
él ió
nosotros imos
vosotros isteis
ellos ieron
Here are all three regular preterite verb forms together:
|
Hablar |
comer |
Vivir |
|
|
|
|
|
Hablé |
comí |
Viví |
|
Hablaste |
comiste |
Viviste |
|
Habló |
comió |
Vivió |
|
Hablamos |
comimos |
Vivimos |
|
hablasteis |
comisteis |
Vivisteis |
|
hablaron |
comieron |
Vivieron |
Note: the nosotros forms for -ar and -ir verbs are the same in
both preterite and present tenses: hablamos, vivimos.