spanish preterite notes

Pretérito

The past tense in Spanish used to indicate completed actions.

-AR verb endings in the past tense

-é, -amos, -aste, -ó, -aron.

-ER and -IR verb endings in the past tense

-í, -imos, -iste, -ió, -ieron (shared by both verb types).

Anoche

Last night.

Ayer

Yesterday.

El fin de semana pasado

Last weekend.

El viernes pasado

Last Friday.

La semana pasada

Last week.

El año pasado

Last year.

Conocer

To know (met).

Volver

To return (returned).

Meter

To put.

Divertirse

To have fun (had fun).

Conocí (a)

I met.

Volví

I returned.

Metí

I put.

Me divertí

I had fun.