Spanish Preterite Tense

ó, aste, é, amos, asteis, aron

ó, aste, é, amos, asteis, aron

-ar preterite endings

compré

I bought

compraste

you (fam) bought

compró

you (Ud.)/he/she bought

compramos

we bought

comprasteis

you all (Spain) bought

compraron

they/you all bought

í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

-er/-ir preterite endings

bebí

I drank

bebiste

you (fam.) drank

bebió

you (Ud.)/he/she drank

bebimos

we drank

bebisteis

you all (España) drank

bebieron

They/You all drank

escribí

I wrote

escribiste

you (fam.) wrote

escribió

you (Ud.)/he/she wrote

escribimos

we wrote

escribisteis

you all (españa) wrote

escribieron

they/you all wrote

hice

I did/made

hiciste

you (fam.) did/made

hico

you (Ud.)/he/she did/made

hicimos

we did/made

hicisteis

you all (españa) did/made

hicieron

you all/they did/made

quise

I tried to

quisiste

you tried

quiso

you (Ud.)/he/she tried

quisimos

we tried

quisisteis

you all (españa) tried

quisieron

you all/they tried

vine

I came

viniste

you (fam.) came

vino

you (Ud.)/he/she came

vinimos

we came

vinisteis

you all (españa) came

vinieron

they/you all came

anduve

I walked

anduviste

you (fam.) walked

anduvo

you (Ud.)/he/she walked

anduvimos

we walked

anduvisteis

you all (españa) walked

anduvieron

they/you all walked

estuve

I was (estar)

estuviste

you (fam.) were (estar)

estuvo

you (Ud.)/he/she was (estar)

estuvimos

we were (estar)

estuvisteis

you all (españa) were (estar)

estuvieron

they/you all were (estar)

tuve

I had

tuviste

you (fam.) had

tuvo

you (Ud.)/he/she had

tuvimos

we had

tuvisteis

you all (españa) had

tuvieron

they/you all had

pude

I was able to

pudiste

you (fam.) were able to

pudo

you (Ud.)/he/she was able to

pudimos

we were able to

pudisteis

you all (españa) were able to

pudieron

you all/they were able to

puse

I put/placed

pusiste

you (fam.) put/placed

puso

you (Ud.)/he/she put

pusimos

we put/placed

pusisteis

you all (españa) put/placed

pusieron

they/you all put/placed

supe

I found out

supiste

you (fam.) found out

supo

you (Ud.)/he/she found out

supimos

we found out

supisteis

you all (españa) found out

supieron

you all/they found out

hubo

there was, there were

dije

I said/told

dijiste

you (fam.) said/told

dijo

you (Ud.)/he/she said/told

dijimos

we said/told

dijisteis

you all (españa) said/told

dijeron

you all/they said/told

traduje

I translated

tradujiste

you (fam.) translated

tradujo

you (Ud.)/he/she translated

tradujimos

we translated

tradujisteis

you all (españa) translated

tradujeron

they/you all translated

traje

I brought

trajiste

you (fam.) brought

trajo

you (Ud.)/he/she brought

trajimos

we brought

trajisteis

you all (españa) brought

trajeron

they/you all brought

conduje

I drove

condujiste

you (fam.) drove

condujo

you (Ud.)/he/she drove

condujimos

we drove

condujisteis

you all (españa) drove

condujeron

they/you all drove

fui

I went/I was