Spanish: Preterit Verbs (regular and irregular)

Verbos en el pretérito (regulares e irregulares)

é

yo form ending of -AR verbs in preterit

aste

tú form ending of -AR verbs in preterit

ó

él, ella, usted form ending of -AR verbs in preterit

amos

nosotros form ending of -AR verbs in preterit

aron

ellos, ellas, ustedes form ending of -AR verbs in preterit

í

yo form ending of -ER/-IR verbs in preterit

iste

tú form ending of -ER/-IR verbs in preterit

ió

él, ella, usted form ending of -ER/-IR verbs in preterit

imos

nosotros form ending of -ER/-IR verbs in preterit

ieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes form ending of -ER/-IR verbs in preterit

di

yo (dar) - I gave

diste

tú (dar) - you gave

dio

él, ella, usted (dar) - he, she, you ‘formal’ gave

dimos

nosotros (dar) - we gave

dieron

ellas, ellos, ustedes (dar) - they, you all gave

fui

yo (ser/ir) - I was (at a specific time in past) / I went

fuiste

tú (ser/ir) - you were (at a specific time in past) / you went

fue

ella, él (ser/ir) - she, he was (at a specific time in past) / she, he went

fuimos

nosotros (ser/ir) - we were (at a specific time in past) / we went

fueron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (ser/ir) - they, you all were(at a specific time in past) / they, you all went

vi

yo (ver) - I saw

viste

tú (ver) - you saw

vio

él, ella, usted (ver) - he, she, you ‘formal’ saw

vimos

nosotros (ver) - we saw

vieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (ver) - they, you all saw

hice

yo (hacer) - I did or I made

hiciste

tú (hacer) - you did or you made

hizo

él, ella (hacer) - he, she did or made

hicimos

nosotros (hacer) - we did or made

hicieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (hacer) - they, you all did or made

tuve

yo (tener) - I had, in a specific moment in the past, or I got

tuviste

tú (tener) - you had, in a specific moment in the past, or you got

tuvo

él, ella (tener) - he, she had, in a specific moment in the past, or he, she got

tuvimos

nosotros (tener) - wehad, in a specific moment in the past, or we got

tuvieron

ellas, ellos, ustedes (tener) - they, you all had, in a specific moment in the past, or they, you all got

hablé

yo (hablar) - I spoke

corrimos

nosotros (correr) - we ran

escribieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (escribir) - they, you all wrote

bailé

yo (bailar) - I danced

comiste

tú (comer) - you ate

escuchamos

nosotros (escuchar) - we listened

estudiaron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (estudiar) - they, you all studied

vine

yo irregular (venir) - I came

viniste

tú irregular (venir) - you came

vino

él, ella, usted (venir) - he, she, you ‘formal’ came

vinimos

nostros (venir) - we came

vinieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (venir) - they, you all came

estuve

yo (estar) - I was (‘feeling’ or ‘other temporary condition’, specific moment in the past)

estuviste

tú (estar) - you were (‘feeling’ or ‘other temporary condition’, specific moment in the past)

estuvo

él, ella (estar) - he, she was (‘feeling’ or ‘other temporary condition’, specific moment in the past)

estuvimos

nosotros (estar) - we were (‘feeling’ or ‘other temporary condition’, specific moment in the past)

estuvieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (estar) - they, you all were (‘feeling’ or ‘other temporary condition’, specific moment in the past)

dije

yo (decir) - I said

dijiste

tú (decir) - you said

dijo

él, ella, usted (decir) - he, she, you ‘formal’ said

dijimos

nosotros (decir) - we said

dijeron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (decir) - they, you all said

traje

yo (traer) - I brought

trajiste

tú (traer) - you brought

trajo

él, ella, ud. (traer) - he, she, you ‘formal’ brought

trajeron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (traer) - they, you all brought

viviste

tú (vivir) - you lived (during a specific time in the past)

vivimos

nosotros (vivir) - we lived (during a specific time in the past)

viví

yo (vivir) - I lived (during a specific time in the past)

vivió

él/ella/ud. (vivir) - he, she, you ‘formal’ lived (during a specific time in the past)

vivieron

ellos/ellas/ustedes (vivir) - they, you all lived (during a specific time in the past)

entendí

yo (entender) - I understood

entendiste

tú (entender) - you understood

entendió

él, ella, usted (entender) - he, she, you ‘formal’ understood

entendimos

nosotros (entender) - we understood

entendieron

ellos, ellas, ustedes (entender) - they, you all understood

supe

yo (saber) - I found out (\*in the preterit, this verb SABER, “to know,” means “TO FIND OUT”)

supiste

tú (saber) - you found out (\*in the preterit, this verb SABER, “to know,” means “TO FIND OUT”)

supo

él/ella/Ud. (saber) - he, she, you ‘formal’ found out (\*in the preterit, this verb SABER, “to know,” means “TO FIND OUT”)

supimos

nosotros (saber) - we found out (\*in the preterit, this verb SABER, “to know,” means “TO FIND OUT”)

supieron

ellos/ellas/Uds. (saber) - they, you all found out (\*in the preterit, this verb SABER, “to know,” means “TO FIND OUT”)

anduve

yo (andar) - I walked

anduviste

tú (andar) - you walked

anduvo

él/ella/Ud. (andar) - he, she, you ‘formal’ walked

anduvimos

nosotros (andar) - we walked

anduvieron

ellos/ellas/Uds. (andar) - they, you all walked

quise

yo (querer) - I tried (\*in the preterit, this verb QUERER, “to want,” means “TO TRY”)

quisiste

tú (querer) - you tried (\*in the preterit, this verb QUERER, “to want,” means “TO TRY”)

quiso

él/ella/Ud. (querer) - he, she, you ‘formal’ tried (\*in the preterit, this verb QUERER, “to want,” means “TO TRY”)

quisimos

nosotros (querer) - we tried (\*in the preterit, this verb QUERER, “to want,” means “TO TRY”)

quisieron

ellos/ellas/Uds. (querer) - they tried (\*in the preterit, this verb QUERER, “to want,” means “TO TRY”)

puse

yo (poner) - I put

pusiste

tú (poner) - you put

puso

él/ella/Ud. (poner) - he, she, you ‘formal’ put

pusimos

nosotros (poner) - we put

pusieron

ellos/ellas/Uds. (poner) - they, you all put

pude

yo (poder) - I tried + succeeded = I managed to… (\*in the preterit, this verb PODER, “to be able to,” means “TO TRY + SUCCEED = TO MANAGE ”)

pudiste

tú (poder) - you tried + succeeded = you managed to… (\*in the preterit, this verb PODER, “to be able to,” means “TO TRY + SUCCEED = TO MANAGE ”)

pudo

él/ella (poder) - he, she tried + succeeded = he, she managed to… (\*in the preterit, this verb PODER, “to be able to,” means “TO TRY + SUCCEED = TO MANAGE ”)

pudimos

nosotros (poder) - we tried + succeeded = we managed to… (\*in the preterit, this verb PODER, “to be able to,” means “TO TRY + SUCCEED = TO MANAGE ”)

pudieron

ellos/ellas/Uds. (poder) - they, you all tried + succeeded = they, you all managed to… (\*in the preterit, this verb PODER, “to be able to,” means “TO TRY + SUCCEED = TO MANAGE ”)

leyó

él/ella/Ud. (leer) - he, she, you ‘formal’ read

leyeron

ellos/ellas/ustedes (leer) - they, you all read

leí

yo (leer) - I read (in the past)

leiste

tú (leer) - you read (in the past)