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Introduction to Preterito Pluscuamperfecto

Irregular Verbs

The preterite is one of the two simple past tenses in Spanish. It is used when the speaker wants to focus on the beginning or ending of an action in the past.

The table below shows how the preterite is formed for the regular verbs hablar (to speak), correr (to run), and escribir (to write).


			
				 
				hablar
				correr
				escribir
			
			
				Yo
				hablé
				corrí
				escribí
			
			
				Tú
				hablaste
				corriste
				escribiste
			
			
				Él
				habló
				corrió
				escribió
			
			
				Nosotros
				hablamos
				corrimos
				escribimos
			
			
				Ellos
				hablaron
				corrieron
				escribieron

[ oír, leer, caer ]
[ estar ]
[ ir, ser ]
[ decir, conducir, traer ]
[ hacer ]
[ poner, componer, tener, obtener ]

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