Regular Verbs
They read the book
Ellos leyeron el libro
He ordered
Él pidió
I started
Yo empecé / yo comencé
Preterite describes actions that happened in the...
past
They ordered
Ellos pidieron
We played
Nosotros jugamos
Which types of verbs have a stem change
IR verbs only
They spoke
hablaron
the girls went
las chicas fueron
You all repeated
Ustedes repitieron / vosotros repitisteis
I played
Yo jugué
Which 2 verbs have the same forms in the preterite?
Ir and ser
You (informal) wrote
escribiste
I was
fui
She fell asleep
Ella se durmió
I payed
Yo pagué
Which is correct? yo almorzé / almorcé / almuercé
yo almorcé
Y'all sang
cantaron or cantasteis
the students went
los estudiantes (or alumnos) fueron
You (formal) served
Usted sirvió
I practiced
Yo practiqué
Translate: She ordered the lobster and he served it.
Ella pidió la langosta y él la sirvió.