El Pretérito
(The Preterit)
When is it used?
-Point of Time
-To describe specific events in the past with a beginning and an end.
-To narrate a principle action. (Without detail!)
-Series of events
-To describe an action which interrupts another.
-A sudden change in mental state
Regular Verb Stem Changes:
Hablar:
yo: Hablé
tú: Hablaste
él/ella/usted: habló
nosotros: Hablamos
vosotros: Hablasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes: Hablaron
The er/ir have the same ending forms, so I will only put one example for both.
Comer:
yo: comí
tú: comiste
él/ella/usted: Comió
nosotros: comimos
vosotros: comisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes: comieron
(The Preterit)
When is it used?
-Point of Time
-To describe specific events in the past with a beginning and an end.
-To narrate a principle action. (Without detail!)
-Series of events
-To describe an action which interrupts another.
-A sudden change in mental state
Regular Verb Stem Changes:
Hablar:
yo: Hablé
tú: Hablaste
él/ella/usted: habló
nosotros: Hablamos
vosotros: Hablasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes: Hablaron
The er/ir have the same ending forms, so I will only put one example for both.
Comer:
yo: comí
tú: comiste
él/ella/usted: Comió
nosotros: comimos
vosotros: comisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes: comieron
