Preterite Tense Spanish

Preterite or Simple Past tense in Spanish

​Preterite/Pretérito

​The preterite tense is one of the past tenses in Spanish. It is used to express completed actions or events that happened at a specific point in the past. In English, the preterite tense is equivalent to past simple tense.

Examples in English:

I slept well last night.

He travelled to Japan in 2017.

​Preterite Endings

​Examples in Spanish

• Ella cantó ayer en el concierto - She sang yesterday in the concert

• Compré un pantalon nuevo - I bought a new pants

• Celebramos el cumpleaños de Emma la semana pasada - We celebrated Emma's birthday last week.

• Comí sopa para la cena - I ate soup for dinner

​Additional Resources

• Preterite in Spanish(Youtube Video)

• Irregular Preterite verbs list