Preterite Verbs, Regular

The preterite tense talks about the past, what you did or what happened. It has a definite end though, and has been completed. They are modified by tense endings, with -ar verbs having their method, and -er/-ir verves having theirs.

I am not including a vosotros form here, due to the fact that my teacher doesn't use it.

For -ar Verbs

Hablar

Yo                  ---                                             Hablé

Tú                  ---                                             Hablaste

Usted/él/ella         ---                                   Habló

Nosotros       ---                                             Hablamos

*Note that Nosotros is the only form that doesn't change from a non-preterite verb!*

Ustedes/ellos/ellas        ---                          Hablaron

For -er/-ir

Comer/Vivir

Yo               ---                                             Comí/Viví

Tú              ---                                              Comiste/Viviste

Usted/él/ella                 ---                         Comió/Vivió

Nosotros    ---                                              Comimos/Vivimos

*Note that Nosotros is the only form that doesn't change from a non-preterite verb!*

Ustedes/ellos/ellas         ---                       Comieron/Vivieron

For the nosotros forms of the above words, you must use context to determine whether they are present or preterite tense.

---Vocabulary Break---

Acamper en las Montañas                                To camp in the mountains

Bajar un río en canoa                                         To go down a river in a canoe

Cantar en el coro                                                 To sing in the chorus

Disfrutar con los amigos                                    To enjoy time with friends

Estudiar las artes marciales                            To study marcial arts

jugar al ajedrez                                                       To play chess

(*Jugar is STEM CHANGING u to ue*)

Tomar un curso de natación                            To take a swimming class

The General Idea

Incase someone actually stumbles across this in the search of Spanish knowledge and has totally blown by things like Rosetta Stone, this is a school project initiated by my Spanish II teacher for me to keep track of the grammer concepts listed in the first three chapters of my Spanish II book. The book is En Español 2 by McDougal Littell. I'm not going to put my name on here, but know that I'm almost literally copying out of the book, except I'm paraphrasing "into my own words."

Also, in the spirit of a better grade, if anyone notices any grammer mistakes I make, please point them out to me. I will give a reward of some kind if you do (nothing big, no personal info or money, but a favor of some sort).