The simple past: regular verbs Share Copied!
The preterite tense is used to talk about actions that occurred and ended in the past.
Gramática: El pretérito indefinido: los verbos regulares
A2 Spanish The preterite: regular verbs
Level: A2
Module 4: El buen pasado (The good old past)
Lesson 29: Cronología (Timeline)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
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- We use the preterite tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
- To form the pretérito indefinido of regular verbs ending in "-ar", the endings are added: "-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron".
- For verbs that end in "-er" and "-ir", add the endings: "-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron".
| Cambiar | Comer | Vivir |
|---|---|---|
| cambié (I changed) | comí (I ate) | viví (I lived) |
| cambiaste (you changed) | comiste (you ate) | viviste (you lived) |
| cambió (changed) | comió (ate) | vivió (lived) |
| cambiamos (we changed) | comimos (we ate) | vivimos (we lived) |
| cambiasteis (you changed) | comisteis (you ate) | vivisteis (you lived) |
| cambiaron (changed) | comieron (they ate) | vivieron (they lived) |
Exercise 1: El pretérito indefinido: los verbos regulares
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
cogí, me sentí, vivisteis, Pasaron por, comimos, bebiste, hablaste, cambió de casa
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
hablaste
you spoke
2
bebiste
you drank
3
cambió de casa
moved house
4
comimos
we ate
