Preterite - regular verbs Practice exercises
The preterite is formed by taking the infinitive of the verb, removing the -ar,-er or -ir and then adding the following endings:
| AR verb | ER/IR verbs | ||
| hablar | to speak | comer | to eat |
| hablé | I spoke | comí | I ate |
| hablaste | you spoke | comiste | you ate |
| habló | he/she/it spoke | comió | he/she/it ate |
| hablamos | we spoke | comimos | we ate |
| hablasteis | you (all) spoke | comisteis | you (all) ate |
| hablaron | they spoke | comieron | they ate |