Conclusiones
These are all of the
preterite tense endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
-ar verbs
Yo: -é
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Nosotros: -amos
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Tú: -aste
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Vosotros: -asteis
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Usted/él/ella: -ó
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Ustedes/ellos/ellas: -aron
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-er/-ir verbs
Yo: -í
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Nosotros: -imos
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Tú: -iste
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Vosotros: -isteis
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Usted/él/ella: -ió
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Ustedes/ellos/ellas: -ieron
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Example: Correr-to run
Example: Escribir-to write
These are the rules for the
preterite tense that we learned:
1.The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events.
2. The preterite is used for actions that were repeated a
specific number of times, or occurred a specific number of times.
3. The preterite is used for actions that were part of a
chain of events.
4. The preterite is used to state the beginning or end of an
action.