Preterite Tense Indicative
Used to relate information about:
1. Events in the past 2. Completed in the past 3. Not ongoing |
Key words:
ed did |
Ar Endings yo- é nosotros - amos
tú - aste él ellos ella - ó ellas - aron usted ustedes |
ER/IR Endings yo- í nosotros - imos
tú - iste él ellos ella - ió ellas - ieron usted ustedes |
Examples
terminar - to end
terminé – I ended terminamos – we ended
I did end we did end
terminaste – you ended
you did end
terminó – he terminaron – they ended
she ended you all did end
it did end
you
I did end we did end
terminaste – you ended
you did end
terminó – he terminaron – they ended
she ended you all did end
it did end
you
aprender - to learn
aprendí – I learned aprendimos – we learned
I did learn we did learn
aprendiste – you learned
you did learn
aprendió – he aprendieron – they learned
she learned you all did learn
it did learn
you
I did learn we did learn
aprendiste – you learned
you did learn
aprendió – he aprendieron – they learned
she learned you all did learn
it did learn
you
vivir - to live
viví – I lived vivimos – we lived
I did live we did live
viviste – you lived
you did live
vivió – he vivieron – they lived
she lived you all did live
it did live
you
I did live we did live
viviste – you lived
you did live
vivió – he vivieron – they lived
she lived you all did live
it did live
you
Stem-Chaning Verbs
When conjugating stem-changing verbs in the preterite indicative tense, there are no stem-changes except for the third person forms of IR verbs.
The preterite stem-changes are different from the present:
O>U or E>I
The preterite stem-changes are different from the present:
O>U or E>I
pedí pedimos
pediste pidió pidieron |
dormí dormimos
dormiste durmió durmieron |