preterite tense- regular

• What are the conjugations of the verb "aprender" in the preterite tense?

  • yo aprendí
  • tú aprendiste
  • él/ella/usted aprendió
  • nosotros aprendimos
  • vosotros aprendisteis
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes aprendieron
• What are the conjugations of the verb "abrir" in the preterite tense?

  • yo abrí
  • tú abriste
  • él/ella/usted abrió
  • nosotros abrimos
  • vosotros abristeis
  • ellos/ellas/ustedes abrieron
• how do you make 'er' and 'ir verbs into the preterite? (I)

  • yo: remove 'er' and 'ir' and replace with í
• how do you make 'er' and 'ir verbs into the preterite? (you sg.)

  remove 'er' and 'ir': add 'iste'
• how do you make 'er' and 'ir verbs into the preterite? (him/her/you formal)


  remove 'er' and 'ir': add ió
• how do you make 'er' and 'ir verbs into the preterite? (we)

  remove 'er' and 'ir': add imos
• how do you make 'er' and 'ir verbs into the preterite? (you plural)

  remove 'er' and 'ir': add 'isteis'
• how do you make 'er' and 'ir verbs into the preterite? (them)

  remove 'er' and 'ir': add 'ieron'
• I danced (bailar)

  bailé
• how do you make 'ar' verbs into the preterite? (I)

  remove 'ar': add é
• how do you make "ar" verbs into the preterite? (you sg.)

  remove 'ar': add 'aste'
• how do you make "ar" verbs into the preterite? (she/him/you formal)

  remove 'ar': add 'ó'
• how do you make "ar" verbs into the preterite? (we)

  remove 'ar': add "Amos"
• how do you make "ar" verbs into the preterite? (you plural)

  remove 'ar': add 'asteis'
• how do you make "ar" verbs into the preterite? (them)

  remove 'ar': add 'aron'
• we walked (caminar)

  caminamos
• he/she walked

  caminó
• I sang (cantar)

  canté
• you sang (sg.)

  cantaste
• you sang (pl.)

  cantasteis
• they cooked (cocinar)

  cocinaron
• I cooked

  cociné
• you cooked (sg.)

  cocinaste
• I ate (comer)

  comí
• he/she ate

  comió
• they ate

  comieron
• we understood (comprender)

  comprendió
• you (pl.) understood (comprender)

  comprendisteis
• we ran (correr)

  corrimos
• you ran (sg.) (correr)

  corriste
• he/she ran (correr)

  corrió
• you drew (pl.) (dibujar)

  dibujasteis
• they drew (dibujar)

  dibujaron
• I wrote (escribir)

  escribí
• we wrote (escriber)

  nosotros escribimos
• they wrote (escriber)

  ellos/ellas/ustedes escribieron
• you (sg.) listened (escuchar)

  tú escuchaste
• we listened (escuchar)

  nosotros escuchamos
• you spoke (hablar)

  él/ella/usted habló
• I spoke (hablar)

  yo hablé