Spanish Preterite Tense: Regular Endings and Irregular Stems

Vocabulary flashcards covering Spanish regular preterite endings for -AR and -ER/-IR verbs by subject pronoun, alongside irregular preterite stems and their meanings.

-é

Regular preterite ending for -AR verbs corresponding to the pronoun yo.

-aste

Regular preterite ending for -AR verbs corresponding to the pronoun tú.

-ó

Regular preterite ending for -AR verbs corresponding to the pronouns él, ella, and usted.

-amos

Regular preterite ending for -AR verbs corresponding to the pronouns nosotros and nosotras.

-asteis

Regular preterite ending for -AR verbs corresponding to the pronouns vosotros and vosotras.

-aron

Regular preterite ending for -AR verbs corresponding to the pronouns ellos, ellas, and ustedes.

-í

Regular preterite ending for -ER/-IR verbs corresponding to the pronoun yo.

-iste

Regular preterite ending for -ER/-IR verbs corresponding to the pronoun tú.

-ió

Regular preterite ending for -ER/-IR verbs corresponding to the pronouns él, ella, and usted.

-imos

Regular preterite ending for -ER/-IR verbs corresponding to the pronouns nosotros and nosotras.

-isteis

Regular preterite ending for -ER/-IR verbs corresponding to the pronouns vosotros and vosotras.

-ieron

Regular preterite ending for -ER/-IR verbs corresponding to the pronouns ellos, ellas, and ustedes.

anduv

Irregular preterite stem meaning walked.

estuv

Irregular preterite stem meaning was/were (in a place, location, was feeling…).

tuv

Irregular preterite stem meaning had.

vin

Irregular preterite stem meaning came.

quis

Irregular preterite stem meaning wanted.

pus

Irregular preterite stem meaning put/placed.

pud

Irregular preterite stem meaning was/were able to.

sup

Irregular preterite stem meaning knew.

dij

Irregular preterite stem meaning said/told.

traj

Irregular preterite stem meaning brought.

conduj

Irregular preterite stem meaning drove.