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Spanish
Preterite Indicative Tense (also referred to simply as “preterite”)

When to Use
• Completion of past actions or states
o Example: Ayer, yo hablé con mi novio
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)
• Beginning of past actions or states
o Example: De repente, el hombre empezó cantar
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)
• Actions that interrupt ongoing actions
o Example: Mientras estaba escuchando la radio, el teléfono sonó
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)
§ Note that the verb estaba is in imperfect indicative (as it is an ongoing
action) while sonó is the verb in the preterite indicative because it is the
action doing the interrupting
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(My grandmother died in 2006
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habló
Ellos/ellas/Uds
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–ar and –er verbs that have stem changes in the present DO NOT have stem
changes in the preterite
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e
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and
ellos/ellas/Ud), NOT in first or second person singular or plural (i
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yo, tu,
nosotros, and vosotros)
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Verbs that change from e à ie in the present tense will
change from e à i in the preterite tense
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§ Example
Dormir (to sleep)
Present tense (o à ue)
Preterite tense (o à u)
Duermo
Dormimos Dormí
Dormimos
Duermes
Dormís
Dormiste
Dormisteis
Duerme
Duermen
Durmió
Durmieron

-gar, -car, and –zar verbs
Verbs that end with –gar, --car, or –zar will have irregular conjugations in the first person
singular conjugation (i
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yo)

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