El Preterito

Necesitar

to need

Ayudar

to help

Cocinar

to cook

Trabajar

to work

Bailar

to dance

Cantar

to sing

Tomar

to take

Comer

to eat

Beber

to drink

Vivir

to live

Aprender

to learn

Participar

to participate

Escribir

to write

Estudiar

to study

Mirar

to look at/watch

Despertarse (needs reflexive pronouns)

to wake up

Acostarse (needs reflexive pronoun)

to go to bed

Cepillarse (needs reflexive pronoun)

to brush

Jugar

to play

Llegar

to arrive

Practicar

to practice

Buscar

to look for/search

Empezar

to begin/start

Almorzar

to have lunch

Leer

to read

Oír

to hear

Dormir

to sleep

Pedir

to ask for

Divertirse

to have fun

Ir

to go

Ser

to be

Dar

to give

Ver

to see/watch

Tener-tuv

to have

Estar-estuv

to be

Poner-pus

to put/place

Poder-pud

to be able to/can

Decir-dij

to say/tell

Hacer- hic/hiz

to do/make

Querer-quis

to want/love

yo-é, tú-aste, ella/ello/us- ó, nosotros- amos, ellos/ellas/ust- aron

Regular -AR endings

yo- í, tú- iste, ello- ió, nosotros- imos, ellos- ieron

Regular -ER & -IR endings

-qué, -gué, -cé

-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR

elle/ella/us- yó, ellos/ellas/ust- yeron

Leer & oír

Fui, Fuiste, Fue, Fuimos, Fueron

IR & SER

Di/Vi, Diste/Viste, Dio/Vio, Dimos/Vimos, Dieron/Vieron

DAR & VER