Spanish Preterite Tense

Regular Verbs

100

I ran

Corrí

200

He lived

vivió

300

They spoke

hablaron

400

You (informal) wrote

escribiste

500

Y'all sang

cantaron or cantasteis

Irregular Verbs

100

They read the book

Ellos leyeron el libro

200

They were

fueron

300

the girls went

las chicas fueron

400

I was

fui

500

the students went

los estudiantes (or alumnos) fueron

Stem-Changers

100

He ordered

Él pidió 

200

They ordered 

Ellos pidieron 

300

You all repeated 

Ustedes repitieron / vosotros repitisteis

400

She fell asleep

Ella se durmió

500

You (formal) served 

Usted sirvió 

Car gar and zar

100

I started

Yo empecé / yo comencé

200

We played

Nosotros jugamos

300

I played

Yo jugué

400

I payed

Yo pagué

500

I practiced 

Yo practiqué 

Misc.

100

Preterite describes actions that happened in the...

past

200

Which types of verbs have a stem change

IR verbs only

300

Which 2 verbs have the same forms in the preterite?

Ir and ser

400

Which is correct? yo almorzé / almorcé / almuercé

yo almorcé

500

Translate: She ordered the lobster and he served it. 

Ella pidió la langosta y él la sirvió.