VERB TENSE: preterite (simple past) TIEMPO VERBAL: el pretérito
WHEN TO USE THIS TENSE: past actions that occurred once or during a specified period of time

ENGLISH INDICATORS: English preterite verbs usually end with “ed”.
CONJUGATION RULES: 1. Drop the ar/er/ir 2. Identify subject (1st, 2nd, 3rd and Singular or Plural) 3. Add new ending from chart
AR ENDINGS
ER ENDINGS
IR ENDINGS
é
amos

í
imos
í
imos
aste
asteis
iste
isteis
iste
isteis
ó
aron
ió
ieron
ió
ieron
HIGH-FREQUENCY IRREGULAR VERBS
SER - to be

ESTAR - to be
fui
fuimos

estuve
estuvimos
fuiste
fuisteis

estuviste
estuvisteis
fue
fueron

estuvo
estuvieron
IR - to go

TENER - to have
fui
fuimos

tuve
tuvimos
fuiste
fuisteis

tuviste
tuvisteis
fue
fueron

tuvo
tuvieron
SAMPLE SENTENCES AND TRANSLATIONS
Yo hablé con mi madre. El fin de semana pasada Last weekend...
I talked to my mother.
Sam fue al parque.
Sam went to the park.
Mis hijas comieron toda la comida.
My daughters ate all of the food.
MY ORIGINAL FIVE SENTENCE COMPOSITION ABOUT Last weekend (NO ENGLISH)

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Answer the following question with a complete sentence using the cue in parentheses

Is anyone able to ? i am so confused. this sheet is about irregular preterit verbs and direct object pronouns in spanish.

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