Preterite tense - Perfect PAst tense in Spanish

What is the Preterite Spanish tense for?

Actions that were completed in the past.

What are some key irregular verbs?

ser/ir, tener, hacer, decir

decir

to say

ser/ir

(to be/to go)

What are stem-changing verbs?

Verbs that change there stem for there pronoun form

-AR Verb (example hablar) - Yo

hable

-AR Verb (example hablar) - Tu

hablaste

-AR Verb (example hablar) - El/Ella/Usted

hablo

-AR Verb (example hablar) - Nosotros/as

hablamos

-AR Verb (example hablar) - Vosotros/as

hablasteis

-AR Verb (example hablar) - Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

hablaron

-ER Verbs (e.g., comer - to eat) - Yo

comí

-ER Verbs (e.g., comer - to eat) - Tu

comiste

-ER Verbs (e.g., comer - to eat) - El/Ella/Usted

comio

-ER Verbs (e.g., comer - to eat) - Nosotros/as

comimos

-ER Verbs (e.g., comer - to eat) - Vosotros/as

comisteis

-ER Verbs (e.g., comer - to eat) - Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

comieron

-IR Verbs (e.g., vivir - to live) - Yo

vivi

-IR Verbs (e.g., vivir - to live) - Tu

viviste

-IR Verbs (e.g., vivir - to live) - El/Ella/Usted

vivio

-IR Verbs (e.g., vivir - to live) - Nosotors/as

vivimos

-IR Verbs (e.g., vivir - to live) - Vosotros/as

vivisteis

-IR Verbs (e.g., vivir - to live) - Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

vivieron