To conjugate regular verbs in the preterit tense in Spanish, simply drop the -ar, -er, and -ir and add the corresponding pronoun conjugations as in the table below.
Subject Lessons:
Preterit Tense (el pretérito)
Regular Verbs in Preterit Tense
Irregular Verbs in the Preterit Tense
Verbs’ Spelling Changes in Preterit
Subject Exercises:
Preterit Tense Exercises
Preterite vs Imperfect Spanish Exercise 1
Preterit vs Imperfect Spanish Worksheet 2
Regular Verbs Conjugation in the Preterit Tense
| Verb -ar | Singular | Plural |
| Hablar (to speak) | (Yo) hablé | (Nosotros/nosotras) hablamos |
| (Tú) hablaste | (Vosotros/vosotras) hablasteis | |
| (Él, Ella, It, Usted) habló | (Ellos/Ellas, Ustedes) hablaron |
| Verb -er | Singular | Plural | |
| Beber (to drink) | (Yo) bebí | (Nosotros/nosotras) bebimos | |
| (Tú) bebiste | (Vosotros/vosotras) bebisteis | ||
| (Él, Ella, It, Usted) bebió | (Ellos/Ellas, Ustedes) bebieron |
| Verb -ir | Singular | Plural | |
| Vivir (to live) | (Yo) viví | (Nosotros/nosotras) vivimos | |
| (Tú) viviste | (Vosotros/vosotras) vivisteis | ||
| (Él, Ella, It, Usted) vivió | (Ellos/Ellas, Ustedes) vivieron |
Note:
The first and third person of the preterit have accent marks.
The nosotros plural form is the same in preterit tense as well as the present tense, only for the verbs ending in -ar and -ir.
