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preterite tense
Actions completed at a point in the past that are complete.
- Events that already happened
- Things beginning and ending
- Things that happened on a specific date.
The preterite tense could be used for:
“I graduated from college.”
“I built that.”
It is not used for actions that are habitual or continuous or actions that began in the past and have not yet completed.
It would not be used for:
“I was studying.”
“I started studying.”
- ar verbs (preterite tense)
to talk
yo -é tú -aste él/ella/usted -ó nosotros -amos ellos/ellas/ustedes -aron
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vosotros -asteis
hablar yo hablé tú hablaste él/ella/usted habló nosotros hablamos ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaron
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vosotros hablasteis
- er and ir verbs (preterite tense)
to eat
yo -í tú -iste él/ella/usted -ió nosotros -imos ellos/ellas/ustedes -ieron
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vosotros -isteis
comer yo comí tú comiste él/ella/usted comió nosotros comimos ellos/ellas/ustedes comieron
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vosotros comisteis
went / was (to be / to go preterite conjugation) - I went to church
ir - Yo fui a la iglesia
yo fui tú fuiste él/ella/usted fue nosotros fuimos ellos/ellas/ustedes fueron
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vosotros fuisteis
Note that ir and ser have identical conjugations
to give (preterate) - He gave His Son for us.
dar - “El dio su Hijo por nosotros.”
yo di tú diste él/ella/usted dio nosotros dimos ellos/ellas/ustedes dieron
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vosotros disteis
to see (preterate) - I saw the light
ver - “Vi la luz”
yo vi tú viste él/ella/usted vio nosotros vimos ellos/ellas/ustedes vieron
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vosotros visteis
to have (preterate) - I had a problem with sin.
tener - “Tuve un problema con el pecado”
yo tuve tú tuviste él/ella/usted tuvo nosotros tuvimos ellos/ellas/ustedes tuvieron
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vosotros tuvisteis
preterate examples
Roberto was born in El Salvador.
It began to rain.
You read the Bible last month.
- Events that already happened
“Roberto nació en El Salvador.” - Things beginning and ending
“Empezó a llover.” - Things that happened on a specific date.
“Leiste la biblia el mes pasado”
imperfect tense
Used for actions that are continual or things that someone or something was doing in the past.
- Something that happened continually in the past.
We used to go to church every week - “Ibamos a la iglesia cada semana.” - Something that was in progress in the past.
Maira was cooking when I came in the kitchen. - “Maira cocinaba cuando entré la cocina” - Talking about a specific time or date in the past.
“It was four o’clock in the afternoon.” - “Eran las cuatro de la tarde.” - Age in the past
I was fifteen years old. - “Tenia quince años” - What something was like.
The trip was incredible - “El viaje era incrible” - How someone was feeling
I was miserable in my sin - “Yo era miserable en mi pecado”
imperfect tense - ar verbs (to speak)
-ar verbs
yo -aba tú -abas él/ella/usted -aba nosotros -ábamos ellos/ellas/ustedes -aban
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vosotros - abais
hablar yo hablaba tú hablabas él/ella/usted hablaba nosotros hablábamos ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaban
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vosotros hablabais
imperfect tense - er and ir verbs (to live)
-er and -ir verbs
yo -ía tú -ías él/ella/usted -ía nosotros -íamos ellos/ellas/ustedes -ían
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vosotros -íais
vivir yo vivía tú vivías él/ella/usted vivía nosotros vivíamos ellos/ellas/ustedes vivían
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vosotros vivíais
to go (imperfect tense)
I was going to the store.
ir - "Iba a la tienda" yo iba tú ibas él/ella/usted iba nosotros íbamos ellos/ellas/ustedes iban
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vosotros ibais
to be (imperfect tense) - I was seeing things change
ser - Era 14 de Marzo. Era un niño. yo era tú eras él/ella/usted era nosotros éramos ellos/ellas/ustedes eran
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vosotros erais
