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Preterite tense
Preterite tense and time markers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anoche | last night |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| ayer | yesterday |
| en el año | in the year |
| desde...hasta | from...until |
| aquel día | that day |
| el año pasado | last year |
| la semana pasada | last week |
| una vez | once/one time |
| dos veces | twice/two times |
| de repente | suddenly |
| preterite tense "yo" -AR verb ending | é |
| preterite tense "yo" -ER and -IR verb ending | í |
| preterite tense "tú" -AR verb ending | aste |
| preterite tense "tú" -ER and -IR verb ending | iste |
| preterite tense "él, ella, usted" -AR verb ending | ó |
| preterite tense "él, ella, usted" -ER and -IR verb ending | ió |
| preterite tense "nosotros/nosotras" -AR verb ending | amos |
| preterite tense "nosotros/nosotras" -ER and -IR verb ending | imos |
| preterite tense "vosotros/vosotras" -AR verb ending | astéis |
| preterite tense "vosotros/vosotras" -ER and -IR verb ending | istéis |
| preterite tense "ellos, ellas, ustedes" -AR verb ending | aron |
| preterite tense "ellos, ellas, ustedes" -ER and -IR verb ending | ieron |
| When is the preterite tense used? | to communicate one or a series of completed actions/to communicate the beginning or end of a past action |