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

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 

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

Why is there a spelling change in the yo form of these verbs?

In order for the conjugated form to sound like the infinitive, the spelling must change slightly.

Stem Changers

100

How does the verb "poder" change in preterite tense?

pud-

200

How does the verb "estar" change in preterite tense?

estuv-

300

How does the verb "traer" change in preterite tense?

traj-

400

How does the verb "hacer" change in preterite tense?

hic- in all forms except él, ella, Ud. it changes to hiz-

500

How does the verb "poner" change in preterite tense?

pus-

Translations

100

I ate three apples.

Yo comí tres manzanas.

200

Nosotros empezamos el examen a las nueve y media.

We began/started the test at 9:30.

300

Eliza y Aaron hablaron por teléfono por dos horas anoche.

Eliza and Aaron spoke on the phone for two hours last night.

400

My mom said "hi" to your mom.

Mi madre dijo "hola" a tu/su madre.

500

The children sang at the concert last week.

Los niños cantaron al concierto la semana pasada.