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The Preterit tense
Past tense like an -ed ending |
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Preterit: Part I Regular Verbs The preterite is used for past actions that are seen as completed. You also learned how to conjugate regular -ar verbs. In this lesson, you will learn how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs, and become more familiar with the uses of the preterite. To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following: é aste ó amos asteis aron To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following: í iste ió emos (er) imos (ir) x ieron Here are all three regular preterite verb forms together: | hablar | comer | vivir | | | | | | hablé | comí | viví | | hablaste | comiste | viviste | | habló | comió | vivió | | hablamos | comemos | vivimos | | x | x | x | | hablaron | comieron | vivieron | . Uh-oh............... These four verbs are irregular; you must memorize them: | ser
fui fuiste fue fuimos x fueron
| ir
fui fuiste fue fuimos x fueron
| | dar
di diste dio dimos x dieron | hacer
hice hiciste hizo hicimos x hicieron | -ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs. | Present
entender entiendo entiendes entiende entendemos x entienden | Preterite
entender entendí entendiste entendió entendimos x entendieron | |
Present
cerrar cierro cierras cierra cerramos x cierran |
Preterite
cerrar cerré cerraste cerró cerramos x cerraron |
-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural. | Present
preferir prefiero prefieres prefiere preferimos x prefieren
| Preterite
preferir preferí preferiste prefirió preferimos x prefirieron | |
Present
dormir duermo duermes duerme dormimos x duermen |
Preterite
dormir dormí dormiste durmió dormimos x durmieron |
Let's add two more flashcards for stem-changing verbs in the preterite.: Verb Flashcards -ar and -er stem-changing verbs do not change in the preterite | cerrar | entender | | | | | cerré | entendí | | cerraste | entendiste | | cerró | entendió | | | | | cerramos | entendimos | | x | x | | | | | cerraron | entendieron | -ir stem-changing verbs do change in the preterite (e:i and o:u third person singular and plural) | preferir | dormir | | | | | preferí | dormí | | preferiste | dormiste | | prefirió | durmió | | | | | preferimos | dormimos | | x | x | | | | | prefirieron | durmieron |

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