Spanish Preterit - Pretérito Indefinido (Médicos)
Preterite Tense - Theory (Teoría)
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).
Preterite Tense - hablar, correr, and escribir
| hablar | correr | escribir | |
| Yo | hablé | corrí | escribí |
| Tú | hablaste | corriste | escribiste |
| Él | habló | corrió | escribió |
| Nosotros | hablamos | corrimos | escribimos |
| Ellos | hablaron | corrieron | escribieron |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You (formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos = They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
Uses of the Preterite Past Tense
Escribí una carta a mi abuela.
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
Llegamos a casa muy tarde anoche.
We got home very late last night.
We got home very late last night.
Mis hermanos jugaron en el parque todo el día.
My brothers played in the park all day.
My brothers played in the park all day.
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Category: Medical Spanish