Spanish Preterite Tense Grammer Regular + Irregular

Conjugate hablar (yo, preterite)

hablé

Conjugate tocar (tú, preterite)

tocaste

Conjugate completar (ellos, preterite)

completaron

Conjugate buscar (yo, preterite)

busqué

Conjugate jugar (yo, preterite)

jugué

Conjugate empezar (yo, preterite)

empecé

Conjugate organizar (ellos, preterite)

organizaron

Conjugate dormir (ellos, preterite)

durmieron

Conjugate servir (la camarera, preterite)

sirvió

Conjugate pedir (ustedes, preterite)

pidieron

Conjugate repetir (el chico, preterite)

repitió

Conjugate preferir (los estudiantes, preterite)

prefirieron

What is the preterite form of ser (yo)?

fui

What is the preterite form of ir (tú)?

fuiste

What is the preterite form of dar (nosotros)?

dimos

What is the preterite form of ver (ellos)?

vieron

What is the preterite form of haber (there was)?

hubo

When do you use the preterite tense?

To describe actions completed at a definite time in the past.

What is the preterite ending for AR verbs (yo)?

-é

What is the preterite ending for ER/IR verbs (tú)?

-iste

What is the preterite ending for AR verbs (ellos)?

-aron

What is the preterite ending for ER/IR verbs (nosotros)?

-imos