Conjugating in the Preterite tense is not much different that conjugating in the present tense. You always have to drop the infinitive of the verb and then add the correct endings. Lets work with AR verbs The Preterit tense
Cantar
Cant
Yo canté
Tú cantaste
Él,ella,ud. cantó
Nosotros cantamos
Conjugating AR verbs Ellos, ellas, uds. cantaron
IR verbs escoger Yo escogí
Tú escogiste
Él,ella,ud. escogió
Nosotros escogimos
Conjugating AR verbs Ellos, ellas, uds. escogieron
RULES 1.Do not forget accents in the Yo form : yo canté—yo escogí and in the él, ella ud. form: Marta cantó---Manuel escogió 2.Ver doesn’t have a written accent. 3. A verb that is stem changing in the present, is not stem changing in the preterit. For example: Me pruebo la ropa en la tienda---Me probé ropa ayer 4.Verbs that end in car, gar, and zar have a spelling change in the YO FORM ONLY Ex: yo pagué (pagar) con targeta de crédito g= gu Almorcé (almorzar) con unos amigos ayer z= c Practiqué (practicar) el violín anoche. c= qu