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EL TIEMPO PRETÉRITO
The preterite tense is used to express actions that began and ended at a definite time in the past.
1. -AR Verbs
Compare the endings of the -ar verb hablar in the present tense and the preterite tense.
subject present tense subject preterite tense meaning
yo hablo yo hablé I spoke, did speak
tú hablas tú hablaste you spoke, did speak
él
ella
usted
habla
él
ella
usted
habló
he spoke, did speak
she spoke, did speak
you spoke, did speak
nosotros
nosotras
hablamos* nosotros
nosotras
hablamos* we spoke, did speak
vosotros
vosotras
habláis vosotros
vosotras
hablasteis you spoke, did speak
ellos
ellas
ustedes
hablan
ellos
ellas
ustedes
hablaron
they spoke, did speak
you spoke, did speak
*Note that the present and preterite tense nosotros forms are identical.
2. -ER and -IR Verbs
The -er and -ir verbs, if you recall, have almost the same endings in the present tense. In the preterite
tense, their endings are identical. Look at the following table for a comparison of the present and
preterite tenses of the verbs comer and vivir.
subject present of comer preterite of comer present of vivir preterite of vivir
yo como comí vivo viví
tú comes comiste vives viviste
él
ella
usted
come comió vive vivió
nosotros
nosotras
comemos comimos vivimos* vivimos*
vosotros
vosotras
coméis comisteis vivís vivisteis
ellos
ellas
ustedes
comen comieron viven vivieron
*Note that the present and preterite tense nosotros forms of the –ir verbs are identical.
Notice that there are accent marks on the endings in the yo form and the él, ella and usted forms.
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preterite notes

  • 1. EL TIEMPO PRETÉRITO The preterite tense is used to express actions that began and ended at a definite time in the past. 1. -AR Verbs Compare the endings of the -ar verb hablar in the present tense and the preterite tense. subject present tense subject preterite tense meaning yo hablo yo hablé I spoke, did speak tú hablas tú hablaste you spoke, did speak él ella usted habla él ella usted habló he spoke, did speak she spoke, did speak you spoke, did speak nosotros nosotras hablamos* nosotros nosotras hablamos* we spoke, did speak vosotros vosotras habláis vosotros vosotras hablasteis you spoke, did speak ellos ellas ustedes hablan ellos ellas ustedes hablaron they spoke, did speak you spoke, did speak *Note that the present and preterite tense nosotros forms are identical. 2. -ER and -IR Verbs The -er and -ir verbs, if you recall, have almost the same endings in the present tense. In the preterite tense, their endings are identical. Look at the following table for a comparison of the present and preterite tenses of the verbs comer and vivir. subject present of comer preterite of comer present of vivir preterite of vivir yo como comí vivo viví tú comes comiste vives viviste él ella usted come comió vive vivió nosotros nosotras comemos comimos vivimos* vivimos* vosotros vosotras coméis comisteis vivís vivisteis ellos ellas ustedes comen comieron viven vivieron *Note that the present and preterite tense nosotros forms of the –ir verbs are identical. Notice that there are accent marks on the endings in the yo form and the él, ella and usted forms. Page 1 of 1 http://dlc.k12.ar.us PRETERITE This material is the property of the AR Dept. of Education. It may be used and reproduced for non-profit, educational purposes only after contacting the ADE Distance Learning Center. RFS