{"id":5550,"date":"2012-09-04T04:54:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T08:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5550"},"modified":"2012-09-04T04:54:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T08:54:31","slug":"beginner-spanish-lesson-39-the-past-simple-in-spanish-el-preterito-indefinido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-lesson-39-the-past-simple-in-spanish-el-preterito-indefinido\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Lesson 39 The Past Simple in Spanish: El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beginner Spanish Lesson 39 The Past Simple in Spanish: El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXoUuMLyIzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this Spanish lesson we will learn how to talk about things we did in the past using the Past Simple in Spanish: El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido.<\/p>\n<p>We will start by looking at how to construct the verb endings for the regular Spanish verbs in El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido. Unfortunately there are also irregular verbs which we will also discuss, along with key words connected with El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with learning how to conjugate regular Spanish verbs with \u2013ar, -er, and \u2013ir endings:<\/p>\n<p>-AR: Hablar: To speak<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) habl\u00e9: I spoke<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) hablaste: You spoke (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) habl\u00f3: You spoke (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) habl\u00f3: He\/She spoke<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) hablamos: We spoke<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) hablasteis: You spoke (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) hablaron: You spoke (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) hablaron: They spoke<\/p>\n<p>-ER\/-IR: Comer: To eat<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) com\u00ed: I ate<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) comiste: You ate (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) comi\u00f3: You ate (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) comi\u00f3: He\/She ate<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) comimos: We ate<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) comisteis: You ate (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) comieron: You ate (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) comieron: They ate<\/p>\n<p>Useful vocabulary used with the Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ayer: Yesterday<br \/>\n\u2022 Anteayer: The day before yesterday<br \/>\n\u2022 Anoche: Last night<br \/>\n\u2022 Anteanoche: The night before yesterday<br \/>\n\u2022 El otro d\u00eda: The other day<br \/>\n\u2022 Hace \u2026: \u2026Ago<br \/>\n\u2022 Hace dos d\u00edas: Two days ago<br \/>\n\u2022 \u2026 pasado: Last\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 El mes pasado: Last month<br \/>\n\u2022 La semana pasada: Last week<br \/>\n\u2022 En (a\u00f1o\/mes\/estaci\u00f3n): In (year\/month\/season)<br \/>\n\u2022 En enero: In January<\/p>\n<p>Irregular verbs used with the Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido:<\/p>\n<p>Ser\/Ir:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) fui: I was\/went<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) fuiste: You were\/went (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) fue: You were\/went (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) fue: He\/She was\/went<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) fuimos: We were\/went<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) fuisteis: You were\/went (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) fueron: You were\/went (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) fueron: They were\/went<\/p>\n<p>Dar:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) di: I gave<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) diste: You gave (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) dio: You gave (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) dio: He\/She gave<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) dimos: We gave<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) disteis: You gave (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) dieron: You gave (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) dieron: They gave<\/p>\n<p>Estar:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) Estuve: I was<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) Estuviste: You were (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) Estuvo: You were (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) Estuvo: He\/She was<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) Estuvimos: We were<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) Estuv\u00edsteis: You were (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) Estuvieron: You were (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) Estuvieron: They were<\/p>\n<p>Tener:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) Tuve: I had<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) Tuviste: You had (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) Tuvo: You had (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) Tuvo: He\/She had<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) Tuvimos: We had<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) Tuvisteis: You had (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) Tuvieron: You had (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) Tuvieron: They had<\/p>\n<p>Hacer:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) hice: I did\/made<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) hiciste: You did\/made (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) hizo: You did\/made (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) hizo: He\/She did\/made<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) hicimos: We did\/made<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) hicisteis: You did\/made (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) hicieron: You did\/made (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) hicieron: They did\/made<\/p>\n<p>Decir:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) dije: I said<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) dijiste: You said (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) dijo: You said (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) dijo: He\/She said<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) dijimos: We said<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) dijisteis: You said (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) dijeron: You said (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) dijeron: They said<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for today about the Past Simple in Spanish: El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido.<\/p>\n<p>In this course so far we have now looked at five key Spanish grammar tenses: the Present Tense in Spanish to describe things we usually do, the Future Tense in Spanish that is the equivalent to Going to\u2026 in English, the Present Perfect in Spanish to describe things we have done in the past, the Present Continuous in Spanish which we use to say what we are doing at the moment, and now the Past Simple in Spanish to describe what we did in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The key at this stage is to have lots of Spanish verbs up your sleeve and to be completely clear on the basic rules of how to conjugate regular verbs in each grammar tense.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your Spanish studies and see you next time!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta luego!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. 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