Preterite Verbs Talk about the past using Regular Preterite Verbs.

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1 Preterite Verbs Talk about the past using Regular Preterite Verbs

2 Preterite tense Tells what happened or what you did. Tells what happened or what you did. It is used when the action described has already been completed. It is used when the action described has already been completed. Regular preterite verbs, like present tense verbs are formed by adding tense endings to the stem. Regular preterite verbs, like present tense verbs are formed by adding tense endings to the stem.

3 -ar -é -é -aste -aste -ó -ó -amos -asteis -aron

4 -er -í -í -iste -iste -ió -ió -imos -isteis -ieron

5 -ir -í -í -iste -iste -ió -ió -imos -isteis -ieron

6 -er & -ir verbs Regular -er & -ir verbs take the same endings. Regular -er & -ir verbs take the same endings. The nosotros forms of –ar & -ir verbs are the same in the preterite and present tense. The nosotros forms of –ar & -ir verbs are the same in the preterite and present tense. We can usually tell if someone is referring to the past or present from the context. We can usually tell if someone is referring to the past or present from the context. For example: Yo viajé a Mexico el verano pasado. Acampamos en un parque y caminamos por Morelia. For example: Yo viajé a Mexico el verano pasado. Acampamos en un parque y caminamos por Morelia. I traveled in Mexico last summer. We camped in a park and walked through Morelia. I traveled in Mexico last summer. We camped in a park and walked through Morelia. Even though I use the words acampamos and caminamos, we know that I am talking about an event that happened in the past because I used the viajé in the previous sentence. Even though I use the words acampamos and caminamos, we know that I am talking about an event that happened in the past because I used the viajé in the previous sentence.

7 Preterite verbs -ar hablar -er comer -ir vivir Yo hablé comí viví tútútútú hablaste comiste viviste Él/ella/Ud. habló comió vivió Nosotros hablamos comimos vivimos Vosotros hablasteis comisteis vivisteis Ellos/ellas/U ds. hablaron comieron vivieron