The preterite forms of ir and ser are exactly the same. Carlos fue de vacaciones a las montañas. (ir) Mi equipo fue campeón escolar el año pasado. (ser) Remember that verbs ending in -car, -gar, or -zar have a spelling change in the yo form in the preterite. The other forms of these verbs are regular. El pretérito de los verbos ir y ser y de los verbos que terminan en -car, -gar y -zar

Verbs ending in -uir, such as destruir, have a spelling change in the preterite. The i becomes y in the Ud. / él / ella and Uds. / ellos / ellas forms. Other verbs, such as leer, creer, oír, and caerse, follow a similar pattern. El pretérito de verbos con el cambio ortográfico i y

Note that the i is only accented in the yo form. El pretérito de verbos con el cambio ortográfico i y

In these verbs, the i is always accented.

El pretérito de los verbos irregulares Some verbs have irregular stems in the preterite.

El pretérito de los verbos irregulares The verbs decir and traer also have irregular stems in the preterite. *Note that the Uds./ellos/ellas endings for decir and traer are slightly different from the verbs listed above.

El pretérito de los verbos irregulares The verbs decir and traer also have irregular stems in the preterite. *Note that the Uds./ellos/ellas endings for decir and traer are slightly different from the verbs listed above.

El pretérito de los verbos con los cambios e i, o u en la raíz Stem changing -ir verbs in the present tense also have a stem change in the preterite tense. The changes are e i and o u and take place in the Ud. / él / ella and Uds. / ellos / ellas forms only.

El pretérito de los verbos con los cambios e i, o u en la raíz Here are the preterite forms of pedir, sentir, and dormir:

El pretérito de los verbos con los cambios e i, o u en la raíz Here are the preterite forms of pedir, sentir, and dormir:

El pretérito de los verbos con los cambios e i, o u en la raíz Here are the preterite forms of pedir, sentir, and dormir:

El pretérito de los verbos con los cambios e i, o u en la raíz Other verbs like pedir (i) and sentir (i) are: divertirse, preferir, sugerir, vestirse. Another verb like dormir (u) is: morir.

El imperfecto

Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions that happened regularly. In English you often say used to or would to express this idea. Todos los meses, mi escuela organizaba una carrera. Nuestro equipo nunca perdía. El imperfecto

Stem-changing verbs do not have a stem change in the imperfect. Quería participar en el campeonato pero no me sentía bien. The verbs ir, ser, and ver are the only irregular verbs in the imperfect. Here are their forms: El imperfecto

The imperfect form of hay is había (there was / were, there used to be). Generalmente, no había muchos participantes en el campeonato. El imperfecto

You have learned to use the imperfect to describe something that used to take place regularly. You also use the imperfect to describe people, places, and situations in the past. Hacía mucho calor. El estadio estaba lleno. Los espectadores gritaban. Usos del imperfecto

You have learned to use the imperfect to describe something that used to take place regularly. You also use the imperfect to talk about a past action that was continuous or that kept happening. Los atletas se entrenaban en el gimnasio. Usos del imperfecto

You have learned to use the imperfect to describe something that used to take place regularly. You also use the imperfect to describe the date, time, age, and weather in the past. Era el 5 de noviembre. Eran las seis de la mañana pero ya hacía calor. Usos del imperfecto