Spanish - Regular Preterite Tense: Everything You Need to Know (-ar, -er, and -ir verb endings)

el pretérito

past actions or past tense

preterite ending: yo (-ar)

-é

preterite ending: tú (-ar)

-aste

preterite ending: él/ella/usted (-ar)

-ó

preterite ending: nosotros/as (-ar)

-amos

preterite ending: vosotros/as (-ar)

-asteis

preterite ending: ellos/ellas/ustedes (-ar)

-aron

preterite ending: yo (-er/-ir)

-í

preterite ending: tú (-er/-ir)

-iste

preterite ending: él/ella/usted (-er/-ir)

-ió

preterite ending: ellos/ellas/ustedes (-er/-ir)

-ieron

preterite ending: nosotros/as (-er/-ir)

-imos

preterite ending: vosotros/as (-er/-ir)

-isteis

hablé

I spoke

hablaste

you spoke (informal singular)

habló

he/she spoke, you spoke (formal singular)

hablamos

we spoke

hablasteis

you spoke (vosotros)

hablaron

they spoke, you spoke (plural)

trabajé

I worked

trabajaste

you worked (informal singular)

trabajó

he/she worked, you worked (formal singular)

trabajamos

we worked

trabajasteis

you worked (vosotros)

trabajaron

they worked, you worked (plural)

estudié

I studied

estudiaste

you studied (informal singular)

estudió

he/she studied, you studied (formal singular)

estudiamos

we studied

estudiasteis

you studied (vosotros)

estudiaron

they studied, you studied (plural)

caminé

I walked

caminaste

you walked (informal singular)

caminó

he/she walked, you walked (formal singular)

caminamos

we walked

caminasteis

you walked (vosotros)

caminaron

they walked, you walked (plural)

bailé

I danced

bailaste

you danced (informal singular)

bailó

he/she danced, you danced (formal singular)

bailamos

we danced

bailasteis

you danced (vosotros)

bailaron

they danced, you danced (plural)

canté

I sang

cantaste

you sang (informal singular)

cantó

he/she sang, you sang (formal singular)

cantamos

we sang

cantasteis

you sang (vosotros)

cantaron

they sang, you sang (plural)

viajé

I traveled

viajaste

you traveled (informal singular)

viajó

he/she traveled, you traveled (formal singular)

viajamos

we traveled

viajasteis

you traveled (vosotros)

viajaron

they traveled, you traveled (plural)

escuché

I listened

escuchaste

you listened (informal singular)

escuchó

he/she listened, you listened (formal singular)

escuchamos

we listened

escuchasteis

you listened (vosotros)

escucharon

they listened, you listened (plural)

compré

I bought

compraste

you bought (informal singular)

compró

he/she bought, you bought (formal singular)

compramos

we bought

comprasteis

you bought (vosotros)

compraron

they bought, you bought (plural)

comí

I ate

comiste

you ate (informal singular)

comió

he/she ate, you ate (formal singular)

comimos

we ate

comisteis

you ate (vosotros)

comieron

they ate, you ate (plural)

bebí

I drank

bebiste

you drank (informal singular)

bebió

he/she drank, you drank (formal singular)

bebimos

we drank

bebisteis

you drank (vosotros)

bebieron

they drank, you drank (plural)

corrí

I ran

corriste

you ran (informal singular)

corrió

he/she ran, you ran (formal singular)

corrimos

we ran

corristeis

you ran (vosotros)

corrieron

they ran, you ran (plural)

vendí

I sold

vendiste

you sold (informal singular)

vendió

he/she sold, you sold (formal singular)

vendimos

we sold

vendisteis

you sold (vosotros)

vendieron

they sold, you sold (plural)

viví

I lived

viviste

you lived (informal singular)

vivió

he/she lived, you lived (formal singular)

vivimos

we lived

vivisteis

you lived (vosotros)

vivieron

they lived, you lived (plural)

escribí

I wrote

escribiste

you wrote (informal singular)

escribió

he/she wrote, you wrote (formal singular)