preterite means past tense the preterite tense in spanish is used to tell what happened at a...
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Preterite means “past tense”
The preterite tense in Spanish is used to tell what happened at a particular moment in the past.
Preterit verbs deal with “completed past action”
You form the preterite tense of regular verbs by crossing off the ar/er/ir and adding on a new ending.
We have already covered the “AR” preterite endings.
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They are:
é
aste
ó
amos
asteis
aron
COMPRAR – to buyYo compré
Tú compraste
ÉlElla compró Usted
Nosotros/as compramos
Vosotros/as comprasteis
EllosEllas compraronUstedes
í
iste
ió
imos
isteis
ieron
Yo aprendíI learned
Tú aprendisteYou learned
Él he learned
Ella she learned aprendióUsted you learned
Nosotros/as aprendimosWe learned
Vosotros/as aprendisteisYou guys learned
Ellos they learned
Ellas they learned aprendieronUstedes you guys learned
Yo bebíI drank
Tú bebisteYou (friendly) drank
ÉlElla bebióUstedHe/she/ you (formal) drank
Nosotros/as bebimosWe drank
Vosotros/as bebisteisYou guys drank
EllosEllas bebieronUstedesThey/you guys drank
Yo sacudíI dusted
Tú sacudisteYou (friendly) dusted
ÉlElla sacudióUstedHe/she/ you (formal) usted
Nosotros/as sacudimosWe dusted
Vosotros/as sacudisteisYou guys dusted
EllosEllas sacudieronUstedesThey/you guys dusted
Yo escribíI wrote
Tú escribisteYou (friendly) wrote
ÉlElla escribióUstedHe/she/ you (formal) wrote
Nosotros/as escribimosWe wrote
Vosotros/as escribisteisYou guys wrote
EllosEllas escribieronUstedesThey/you guys wrote
La Canción del Pretérito
é acento aste ó acento amos aroní acento iste ió acento imos ieron
Yankee Doodle went to townlearning all his verbos.When he came to Banda’s classhe showed her his cuaderno.