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Preterit Tense

The preterit tense in Spanish indicates completed past actions, while the imperfect tense describes ongoing, habitual, or incomplete actions. For example, "He broke the window" uses the preterit, while "We went to Florida every summer" employs the imperfect. It's essential to choose the correct tense based on whether an action was finished or simply ongoing. This guide provides examples to help differentiate between the two tenses and includes practice exercises to solidify your understanding of Spanish verb endings in the preterit form.

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Preterit Tense

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  1. Preterit Tense

  2. Two Ways to Talk About the Past • Preterit • Completed past actions • Imperfect • Actions that were ongoing

  3. The preterit tense is used to talk about past events unless it is important to mention that they were ongoing. Consider the following examples: • He broke the window. • We went to the store. • My friend called. • They ate out last night.

  4. When it is important to mention that an event was ongoing, repeated,or not completed, the preterit tense is notused—the imperfect tense is used. Consider the following examples: • We went to Florida every summerwhen I was a kid. • We used to sit on the porch and watch the sunset.

  5. Preterit or Imperfect? Decide whether each of the following would require the preterit tense. • Manuel ate a sandwich for lunch. • Manual ate a sandwich everyday after school when he was in grade school. • The students took a test last Friday. • The students took a test after every chapter. • They used to go camping a lot. • I hit a home run in the last game. • Did you stay with your grandparents much?

  6. Preterit or Imperfect? Decide whether each of the following would require the preterit tense. • Manuel ate a sandwich for lunch. • Manual ate a sandwich everyday after school when he was in grade school. • The students took a test last Friday. • The students took a test after every chapter. • They usedto go camping a lot. • I hit a home run in the last game. • Did you stay with your grandparents much?

  7. –AR Verb Endings in the Preterit Verbs that are stem-changers in the present tense typically are not stem-changers in the preterit tense.

  8. –AR Verb Endings in the Preterit Verbs that are stem-changers in the present tense typically are not stem-changers in the preterit tense.

  9. Hoy Manuel habla con Diego. Ayer Manuel ___________ con Susana.

  10. Hoy Manuel habla con Diego. Ayer Manuel hablócon Susana.

  11. HoyIsabelabusca un trabajo. AyerIsabela__________unamascota.

  12. HoyIsabelabusca un trabajo. AyerIsabelabuscóunamascota.

  13. Hoy los muchachosjuegan a básquetbol. Ayer los muchachos _________ al fútbol.

  14. Hoy los muchachosjuegan a básquetbol. Ayer los muchachosjugaronal fútbol.

  15. Hoynosotrosmiramos la tele. Ayernosotros__________unapelícula.

  16. Hoynosotrosmiramos la tele. Ayernosotrosmiramosunapelícula.

  17. Este añoyoestudio el español. El añopasadoyo__________ el español.

  18. Este añoyoestudio el español. El añopasadoyoestudiéel español.

  19. –ER and –IR Verb Endings in the Preterit

  20. Verb Endings in the Preterit

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