Spanish Preterite Tense

Regular Verbs

100

I ran

Corrí

200

He lived

vivió

300

They spoke

hablaron

400

You wrote

escribiste or escribió

500

Y'all sang

Cantaron or Cantasteis

Irregular Verbs

100

You went

fuiste or fue

200

They were

fueron

300

I gave

di

400

We saw

vimos

500

y'all saw

vieron or visteis

Stem-Changers and spell changes in 3rd person

100

He ordered (asked for)

él pidió

200

They slept

durmieron

300

They read

leyeron

400

She served

sirvió

500

I got dressed

Me vestí

Expressions used with the preterite

100

Yesterday

Ayer

200

Last night

Anoche

300

Last week

La semana pasada

400

The day before yesterday

Anteayer

500

Six years ago

Hace 6 años

Yo Spelling Changes

100

I played

jugué

200

I searched for

busqué

300

What are the three types of verbs that have spelling changes in the yo form?

-gar, -car, -zar

400

I ate lunch

almorcé

500

I took out (as in the trash.)

Yo saqué