The preterite tense is a past tense that expresses completed actions in the past.
To form the Preterite of regular verbs, add the following endings to the stem: -AR -ER/-IR yo é í tú aste iste él ella ó ió Ud. nosotros *NOTE: -AR and -IR nosotros/as are nosotras amos imos identical endings in the present tense ellos ellas aron ieron Uds. Ejemplos: Yo hablé con mi amiga. I spoke with my friend. Tú cantaste bien. You sang well. Ella compró un regalo. She bought a gift. Nosotras bailamos anoche. We danced last night. Uds. nadaron el lunes pasado. You-all swam last Monday. Yo comí unas enchiladas. I ate some enchiladas. Tú viviste en Chile el año pasado. You lived in Chile last year. Ud. abrió la ventana. You opened the window. Nosotros decidimos juntos. We decided together. Ellos bebieron la leche. They drank the milk. |
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