Spanish Preterite Tense

Regular Verbs

100

I ran

Corrí

200

He lived

vivió

300

They spoke

ellos 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 the lobster

Él pidió la langosta

200

They ordered the turkey

Ellos pidieron el pavo

300

You all repeated the words

Ustedes repitieron las palabras

400

She fell asleep

Ella se durmió

500

You (formal) served the food

Usted sirvió la comida

Car gar and zar

100

I started

Yo empecé / yo comenzé

200

We played

Nosotros jugamos

300

I played

Yo jugué

400

I payed

Yo pagué

500

I practiced art

Yo practiqué el arte

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

Use the preterite to say something you ate yesterday

almorcé

500

Conjugate hacer in each form in the preterite

hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron