regular preterite
Conjugation in the preterite:
yo (caminar)
caminé
yo (llegar) in the preterite
llegué
él, ella, Ud. (ver)
vio (NO ACCENT)
Yo comí frutas y vegetales/verduras.
She paid fifteen dollars.
Ella pagó quince dólares.
Conjugation in the preterite:
tú (salir)
saliste
yo (buscar) in the preterite
busqué
di (NO ACCENT)
I ate dinner with my family last night. (cenar)
Yo cené con mi familia anoche.
I bought new shoes.
Yo compré zapatos nuevos.
Conjugation in the preterite + meaning
ellos (comprar)
compraron
they bought
yo (almorzar) in the preterite
tú (almorzar) in the preterite
yo almorcé
tú almorzaste
ellos, ellas, Uds. (ver and dar)
vieron y dieron
I went to school the day before yesterday. (ir)
Yo fui a la escuela anteayer.
I forgot my purse!
¡Yo olvidé mi bolso!
conjugation in the preterite + meaning
nosotros (olvidar)
olvidamos
we forgot
yo (tocar) in the preterite
ellos (tocar) in the preterite
meanings of both
yo toqué - I played an instrument
ellos tocaron - they played an instrument
"I did/made" en español
yo hice
We were doctors last year.
Nosotros fuimos doctores/médicos el año pasado.
I wear a sweater when it's cold.
Yo llevo un suéter cuando hace frío.
conjugation, meaning, use it in a sentence
Ella (vender)
vendió - she sold - Ella vendió...
Conjugate in the preterite and translate the sentence:
Yo (jugar) ____ fútbol americano el año pasado.
I played football last year.
él, ella, Ud. (hacer)
I went to Costa Rica one/a month ago.
Yo fui a Costa Rica hace un mes.
We went to the department store (ir).
Nosotros fuimos al (a + el) almácen.