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Past Tense Verbs

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Lesson 35

Past Tense Verbs (Pretérito Indefinido)

The pretérito indefinido is used to describe actions completed at a specific point in the past. It is one of the most important tenses in Spanish.

Formation

For regular -AR verbs, remove the infinitive ending and add: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron.

Yo hablé con mi amigo ayer.

I spoke with my friend yesterday.

-ER and -IR verbs

For -ER and -IR verbs, use: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.

Ella comió una manzana.

She ate an apple.

Common irregular verbs

Several common verbs have irregular stems in the past tense. These must be memorized.

Fui al mercado el sábado.

I went to the market on Saturday.

Key Time Expressions

ayeryesterday
la semana pasadalast week
el año pasadolast year
hace dos díastwo days ago
por la mañanain the morning

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Language🇪🇸 Spanish
UnitUnit 6 — Storytelling
Lesson#35 — Past Tense
DifficultyIntermediate B1