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The preterite tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past — things that happened at a specific time. It is one of the two main past tenses in Spanish (the other being the imperfect). Mastering the preterite is essential for GCSE.
| Subject | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -é | hablé |
| tú | -aste | hablaste |
| él/ella/usted | -ó | habló |
| nosotros/as | -amos | hablamos |
| vosotros/as | -asteis | hablasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | -aron | hablaron |
| Subject | Ending | Example (comer) | Example (vivir) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -í | comí | viví |
| tú | -iste | comiste | viviste |
| él/ella/usted | -ió | comió | vivió |
| nosotros/as | -imos | comimos | vivimos |
| vosotros/as | -isteis | comisteis | vivisteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | -ieron | comieron | vivieron |
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