Preterite Tense Verbs  

There are two forms of the past in Spanish. The imperfect past and the preterite past. These lessons focus on the preterite which indicates that an event took place at some point in the past and it is a completed finished action.

Resources Spanish Grammar The Preterite Tense
Preterite Tense Preterite Tense Sentences
Preterite vs. Imperfect Preterite vs. Imperfect Quizzes
AR Verbs ER Verbs IR Verbs
Irregular Verbs j-stem Verbs i-stem Verbs
u-stem Verbs Accented Endings (e) changes to (i)
Ser (to be) Estar (to be)
Abrir (to open) Aprender (to learn)
Cantar (to sing) Cerrar (to close) Conducir (to drive)
Conocer (to know) Correr (to run)
Dar (to give) Deber (to ought to) Dejar (to leave)
Doler (to hurt) Dormir (to sleep)
Escribir (to write) Gustar (to like)
Haber (to have) Hablar (to speak) Hacer (to make)
Ir (to go) Jugar (to play)
Necesitar (to need) Oir (to hear)
Pedir (to request) Preferir (to prefer) Pensar (to think)
Preparar (to prepare) Perder (to lose) Poder (to be able)
Poner (to put) Querer (to want)
Saber (to know) Salir (to leave, go out)
Tener (to have) Tomar (to take) Traer (to bring)
Venir (to come) Ver (to see)
Example Sentences
 

The Past Tense: Preterite

Regular -ar: bailar ['dance']  bailé, bailaste, bailó, bailamos, bailásteis, bailaron
Regular -er/ir: comer [eat]  comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron
Stem change - e  i: pedir ['ask for]  pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis, pidieron
Stem change - o  u: dormir ['sleep']  dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron
Root change - u: poder ['be able]  pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron
Root change - j: decir ['say/tell']  dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron
Irregular: ser/ir ['be/go']  fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
Irregular: dar ['give']  di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron






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