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Preterite: Completed Events

Pretérito: hechos terminados

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Intermediate · Step 5 of 14Course step 26 of 48

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Understand it · Entiéndelo
Yesterday I spoke with Ana.
Ayer con Ana.é: Ending — changing part
Ana ate here.
Ana aquí.
I went to school.
a la escuela.

Build it step by step · Constrúyelo paso a paso

Today I study.
Hoy estudio.
Yesterday I studied.
Ayer estudi.é: Ending — changing part
Self-check · Comprueba tu respuesta

Ayer comí aquí. Ana habló conmigo.

Answers with reasons · Respuestas con razones

Ayer fui al café, comí arroz y la comida fue deliciosa. Fui corresponde a ir porque al café expresa un destino; fue describe la comida. El contexto distingue la forma compartida de ser/ir. / Ayer fui al café, comí arroz y la comida fue deliciosa. Fui is ir because al café names a destination; fue describes the meal. Context distinguishes the shared ser/ir form.

What the preterite tells · Qué cuenta el pretérito
Yesterday I arrived at eight.
Ayer a las ocho.llegué: Verb — action or state
On Monday I bought a book.
El lunes compré un libro.
Last night we ate at Ana’s house.
Anoche comimos en casa de Ana.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
De repente, sonó el teléfono.
I lived in Ponce for two years.
Viví en Ponce dos años.
Yesterday was a good day.
Ayer fue un buen día.
The regular endings · Las terminaciones regulares
to speak: I, you, he or she, we, they spoke
hablar: hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablaron
to eat: I, you, he or she, we, they ate
comer: comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comieron
to live: I, you, he or she, we, they lived
vivir: viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivieron
Spelling changes · Cambios de ortografía
to look for, to arrive, to begin → I looked for, I arrived, I began
buscar → busqué, llegar → llegué, empezar → empecé
to read, to hear, to fall → he or she and they: read, heard, fell
leer → leyó, leyeron; oír → oyó, oyeron; caer → cayó, cayeron
to ask for, to sleep → he or she and they: asked for, slept
pedir → pidió, pidieron; dormir → durmió, durmieron
The most useful irregular verbs · Los irregulares más útiles
to go (and to be): I, you, he or she, we, they went
ir: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
to be (the same forms as ir): I, you, he or she, we, they were
ser: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
to do: I, you, he or she, we, they did
hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
to have: I, you, he or she, we, they had
tener: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron
to be (located): I, you, he or she, we, they were
estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
to say: I, you, he or she, we, they said
decir: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron
to see: I, you, he or she, we, they saw
ver: vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron
to give: I, you, he or she, we, they gave
dar: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
Answers with rules · Respuestas con reglas

1. hablé. 2. comimos. 3. vivieron. 4. fui (ir). 5. hiciste. 6. tuvo. 7. llegué (g becomes gu before é). 8. leyó (i becomes y). 9. fue (ser). 10. dijeron (irregular stem, ending -eron).

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1. Which tense presents an event as finished?

2. Choose the finished event: Yesterday I spoke with Ana.

3. Choose the preterite of ir for yo.

4. Which verb has the same preterite forms as ir?

5. Choose the spelling change: I arrived last night.

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