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SpnVerbPreterite

Preterite rules and endings

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Preterite is used for past actions that are seen as completed.
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 imos isteis ieron
Here are all three regular preterite verb forms together: Note: the nosotros forms for -ar and -ir verbs are the same in both preterite and present tenses: hablamos, vivimos. hablar comer vivir hablé comí viví hablaste comiste viviste habló comió vivió hablamos comimos vivimos hablasteis comisteis vivisteis hablaron comieron Vivieron
The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events. Ella caminó por el parque. She walked through the park. Ellos llegaron a las ocho. They arrived at eight o'clock.
The preterite is used for actions that were repeated a specific number of times, or occurred during a specific period of time. Ayer escribí tres cartas. Yesterday I wrote three letters. Vivimos allí por cuatro años. We lived there for four years.
The preterite is used for actions that were part of a chain of events. Ella se levantó, se vistió, y salió de la casa. She got up, dressed, and left the house.
The preterite is used to state the beginning or the end of an action. Empezó a nevar a las ocho de la mañana. It began to snow at eight in the morning.
The above examples all fall within our general rule for using the preterite: The preterite is used for past actions that are seen as completed.
Preterite: regular -er -í -iste -ió -imos -isteis ieron comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron
Preterite: regular -ir verbs -í -iste -ió -imos -isteis ieron viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron
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