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In Spansh, Simple Past Tense is used when something happened in the past and finished in the past. As all verbal tenses in Spanish, Simple Past Tense has a conjugation to the verbs that end in ar, er and ir, corresponding to the subject
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= Verbs that End in "Ar" =
In Spanish, the '''Simple Past Tense''' is used when something happened in the past and finished in the past.
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ar", you need to erase "ar" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ar" using "dance" as example.
 
= Verbs in "Ar" =
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ar", you need to erase "ar" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ar" using the verb "to dance" as example.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject
!Subject
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= Verbs that End in "Er" =
= Verbs ending in "Er" =
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "er", you need to erase "er" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "er" using "drink" as example.
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "er", you need to erase "er" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "er" using the verb "to drink" as example.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject
!Subject
!Ending
!Ending
!beber
!Beber
|-
|-
|Yo
|Yo
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|}


= Verbs that End in "Ir" =
= Verbs ending in "Ir" =
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ir", you need to erase "ir" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ir" using "drink" as example.
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ir", you need to erase "ir" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ir" using the verb "to open" as example.
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject
!Ending
!Abrir
|-
|Yo
|í
|Abrí
|-
|Tú
|iste
|Abriste
|-
|Él/Ella/Usted
|ó
|Abrió
|-
|Nosotros/Nosotras
|imos
|Abrimos
|-
|Vosotros/Vosotras
|isteis
|Abristeis
|-
|Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas
|ieron
|Abrieron
|}
 
= Some Irregular Verbs =
As you know, in Spanish exists a lot of irregular verbs, those change their form and use the same endings like "soñar" or "mover". And there are verbs that change completely, like "tener".
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject
!Soñar
|-
|Yo
|Soñé
|-
|Tú
|Soñaste
|-
|Él/Ella/Usted
|Soñó
|-
|Nosotros/Nosotras
|Soñamos
|-
|Vosotros/Vosotras
|Soñasteis
|-
|Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas
|Sueñan
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject
!Mover
|-
|Yo
|Moví
|-
|Tú
|Moviste
|-
|Él/Ella/Usted
|Movió
|-
|Nosotros/Nosotras
|Movimos
|-
|Vosotros/Vosotras
|Movisteis
|-
|Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas
|Mueven
|}
And there are verbs that change completely, like "tener".
{| class="wikitable"
!Subject
!Tener
|-
|Yo
|Tuve
|-
|Tú
|Tuviste
|-
|Él/Ella/Usted
|Tuvo
|-
|Nosotros/Nosotras
|Tuvimos
|-
|Vosotros/Vosotras
|Tuvisteis
|-
|Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas
|Tuvieron
|}
 
==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Use-the-letters-V-and-B|Use the letters V and B]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Past-Perfect-Tense|Past Perfect Tense]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Prepositions|Prepositions]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Common-Mistakes|Common Mistakes]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Past-Participle|Past Participle]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Grammar/Masculine-and-Feminine|Masculine and Feminine]]

Latest revision as of 17:15, 26 February 2023

Simple-past-spanish.jpg

In Spanish, the Simple Past Tense is used when something happened in the past and finished in the past.

Verbs in "Ar"[edit | edit source]

When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ar", you need to erase "ar" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ar" using the verb "to dance" as example.

Subject Ending Bailar
Yo é Bailé
Tú aste Bailaste
Él/Ella/Usted ó Bailó
Nosotros/Nosotras amos Bailamos
Vosotros/Vosotras asteis Bailasteis
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas aron Bailaron

Verbs ending in "Er"[edit | edit source]

When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "er", you need to erase "er" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "er" using the verb "to drink" as example.

Subject Ending Beber
Yo í Bebí
Tú iste Bebiste
Él/Ella/Usted ió Bebió
Nosotros/Nosotras imos Bebimos
Vosotros/Vosotras isteis Bebisteis
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas ieron Bebieron

Verbs ending in "Ir"[edit | edit source]

When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ir", you need to erase "ir" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ir" using the verb "to open" as example.

Subject Ending Abrir
Yo í Abrí
Tú iste Abriste
Él/Ella/Usted ó Abrió
Nosotros/Nosotras imos Abrimos
Vosotros/Vosotras isteis Abristeis
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas ieron Abrieron

Some Irregular Verbs[edit | edit source]

As you know, in Spanish exists a lot of irregular verbs, those change their form and use the same endings like "soñar" or "mover". And there are verbs that change completely, like "tener".

Subject Soñar
Yo Soñé
Tú Soñaste
Él/Ella/Usted Soñó
Nosotros/Nosotras Soñamos
Vosotros/Vosotras Soñasteis
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas Sueñan
Subject Mover
Yo Moví
Tú Moviste
Él/Ella/Usted Movió
Nosotros/Nosotras Movimos
Vosotros/Vosotras Movisteis
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas Mueven

And there are verbs that change completely, like "tener".

Subject Tener
Yo Tuve
Tú Tuviste
Él/Ella/Usted Tuvo
Nosotros/Nosotras Tuvimos
Vosotros/Vosotras Tuvisteis
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas Tuvieron

Related Lessons[edit | edit source]

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