Regular Preterite

When do you use the preterite tense?

• To talk about what you are going to do

• To talk about an action that already happened

• To talk about actions you do everyday

Conjugate the verb in the preterite to match the subject:

yo (comer)

• como

• comió

• comí

• comiste

Conjugate the verb in the preterite to match the subject:

ella (acostarse)

• se acuesta

• me acuesto

• se acosto

• se acostó

Conjugate the verb in the preterite to match the subject:

ellos (escribir)

• escribieron

• escriben

• escribimos

• esribes

Conjugate the verb in the preterite to match the subject:

tú (despertarse)

• te despiertas

• te despertó

• te despertaste

• te despiertaste

Conjugate the verb in the preterite to match the subject:

mis amigos y yo (salir)

• salemos

• salieronte despertó

• salen

• salimos

Conjugate the verb in the preterite to match the subject:

yo (ir)

• voy

• fui

• fue

• fuiste

Change the present tense verb to the preterite:

bebe

• bebí

• bebió

• bebimos

• bebes

Change the present tense verb to the preterite:

caminamos

• caminamos

• caminemos

• caminaron

• caminaste

Change the present tense verb to the preterite:

corren

• corriste

• corrieron

• corres

• corriste