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007) Tiempo Pasado 1
Pretérito Indefinido (past simple)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| When to use Pretérito Indefinidio? | Used for past actions that are seen as completed at a definite time in the past. e.g. 'my sister found some keys by the river' would required this form of past tense. |
| When to use Pretérito Imperfecto? | Used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed. It’s use implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end. |
| ayer | yesterday (would typically need past simple) |
| anoche | last night (would typically need past simple) |
| el otro día. | the other day (would typically need past simple) |
| de repente | suddenly (would typically need past simple) |
| el año pasado | last year (would typically need past simple) |
| el verano pasado | last summer (would typically need past simple) |
| la semana pasada. | last week (would typically need past simple) |
| cantar | to sing (regular -ar verb) |
| yo canté | I sang |
| tú cantaste | you sang |
| él/ella cantó | he/she sang |
| nosotros cantamos | we sing/sang |
| vosotros cantasteis | you (plural) sing/sang |
| ellos cantaron | they sang |
| comer | to eat (regular -er verb) |
| yo comí | I ate |
| tú comiste | you ate |
| él/ella comió | he/she ate |
| nosotros comimos | we eat/ate |
| vosotros comisteis | you (plural) eat/ate |
| ellos comieron | they ate |
| escribir | to write (regular -ir verb) |
| yo escribí | I wrote |
| tú escribiste | you wrote |
| él/ella escribió | he/she wrote |
| nosotros escribimos | we write/wrote |
| vosotros escribisteis | you (plural) write/wrote |
| ellos escribieron | they wrote |
| tener | to have (irregular verb) |
| yo tuve | I had |
| tú tuviste | you had |
| él/ella tuvo | he/she had |
| nosotros tuvimos | we had |
| vosotros tuvisteis | you (plural) had |
| ellos tuvieron | they had |
| hacer | to make/do (irregular verb) |
| yo hice | I made/did |
| él/ella hizo | he/she made/did |
| nosotros hicimos | we made/did |
| vosotros hicisteis | you (plural) made/did |
| ellos hicieron | they made/did |
| estar / ser | to be (irregular verb) |
| yo estuve | I was (estar) |
| tú estuviste | you were (estar) |
| él/ella estuvo | he/she was (estar) |
| nosotros estuvimos | we were (estar) |
| vosotros estuvisteis | you (plural) were estar |
| ellos estuvieron | they were (estar) |
| ser / estar | to be (irregular) |
| yo fui | I was/went (used for both ser and ir) |
| tú fuiste | you were/went (used for both ser and ir) |
| él/ella fue | he/she was/went (used for both ser and ir) |
| nosotros fuimos | we were/went (used for both ser and ir) |
| vosotros fuisteis | you (plural) were/went (used for both ser and ir) |
| ellos fueron | they were/went (used for both ser and ir) |
| ir | to go |
| ver | to watch/see (irregular) |
| yo vi | I saw |
| tú viste | you saw |
| él/ella vio | he/she saw |
| nosotros vimos | we saw |
| vosotros visteis | you (plural) saw |
| ellos vieron | they saw |
| dar | to give (irregular verb) |
| yo di | I gave |
| tú diste | you gave |
| él/ella dio | he/she gave |
| nosotros dimos | we gave |
| vosotros disteis | you (plural) gave |
| ellos dieron | they gave |
| tú hiciste | you made/did |