Spanish: Past Tense (Preterite)
Master the Spanish preterite tense for regular and irregular verbs.
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What is the preterite ending for 'yo' (I) in regular -ar verbs?
-é (e.g., hablé - I spoke)
What is the preterite ending for 'él/ella/usted' in regular -er and -ir verbs?
-ió (e.g., comió - he/she ate)
Translate the common preterite time expression 'ayer' to English.
Yesterday
Which two verbs share the exact same conjugation in the preterite tense?
Ser (to be) and Ir (to go)
What is the preterite ending for 'yo' (I) in regular -er and -ir verbs?
-í (e.g., viví - I lived)
Translate 'hablé' to English and identify the subject.
I spoke (Subject: Yo)
Conjugate the verb 'comer' (to eat) for the 'nosotros' (we) form in the preterite.
comimos
Conjugate 'hablar' (to speak) for the 'ellos/ellas' (they) form in the preterite.
hablaron
What is the 'yo' form of the irregular verb 'tener' (to have) in the preterite?
tuve
Translate the time expression 'la semana pasada' to English.
Last week
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