Preterite of Regular Verbs

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Preterite of Regular Verbs

One of the past tenses

In English

• The past tense of a regular verb is formed by simply adding –ed to the end of the infinitive form.

• Climb climbed

In Spanish

• The preterite tense of a regular verb is formed by dropping the ar/er/ir from the infinitive of a regular verb and adding the appropriate ending.

Preterite endingssubject ar Er/ir

yo é í

tú aste iste

Él/ella/ud ó ió

nosotros amos imos

vosotros asteis isteis

Ellos/ellas/uds aron ieron

For exampleHablar Comer Escribir

Hablé Comí Escribí

Hablaste Comisteis Escribiste

Habló Comió Escribió

Hablamos Comimos Escribimos

Hablasteis Comisteis Escribisteis

hablaron comieron escribieron

Fill in the blanks

• Escalar• Yo ______________• Ellos ______________

• Acampar• Tú _______________• Nosotros ___________

Fill in the blanks

• Llenar• Él_________• Vosotros_________

• Remar• Yo_________• Ellos ______________

Fill in the blanks

• Ofrecer• Yo __________• Ellos ___________

• Encender• Él ___________• Nosotros ____________

Some spelling issues

• Verbs that end in –car, -zar, -gar have spelling changes in the yo form to preserve pronunciation. All other forms are regular.

• -car changes to –qué• -zar changes to –cé• -gar changes to -gué

For example

• Buscar utilizar• Yo busqué yo utilicé• Tú buscaste tú utilizaste

• Navegar• Yo navegué• Tú navegaste

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