Preterite (Simple Past) Tense

This tense is used to describe an action that has happened in the past and which is now finished.

To form the preterite tense, use the following guide for regular verbs. The endings in bold can be put on the stem of the regular "AR", "ER" and "IR" verbs you wish to conjuagate.

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-ar preterite tense regular verbs

I spoke	Eu fal	ei
You (s,inf) spoke	Tu fal	aste
He spoke (also ela, você)	Ele fal	ou
We spoke	Nós fal	ámos
You (f) spoke	Vós fal	astes
They spoke (also elas, vocês)	Eles fal	aram

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-er preterite tense regular verbs

I ate	Eu com	i
You (s,inf) ate	Tu com	este
He ate (also ela, você)	Ele com	eu
We ate	Nós com	emos
You (f) ate	Vós com	estes
They ate (also elas, vocês)	Eles com	eram

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-ir preterite tense regular verbs

I opened	Eu abr	i
You (s,inf) opened	Tu abr	iste
He opened (also ela, você)	Ele abr	iu
We opened	Nós abr	imos
You (f) abr	Vós abr	istes
They opened (also elas, vocês)	Eles abr	iram