2.11.3 Conjugation: regular preterite forms
Review of the preterite conjugations
The preterite is a lot harder to conjugate than the imperfect. There are lots of words that do not follow the standard pattern for conjugation and there are more true irregular forms too. So why does the harder form always come first? Well, it’s also the form you’re more likely to use by itself in a short sentence. Te llamé is an excellent sentence that doesn’t require more information but Te llamaba probably does.
Preterite forms.
Regular conjugation in the preterite.
These are usually our example verbs since they are always regular: hablar, comer, vivir.
| Hablar:
Hablé Hablaste Habló Hablamos Hablasteis hablaron |
Comer:
Comí Comiste Comió Comimos Comisteis Comieron |
Vivir:
Viví Viviste Vivió Vivieron Vivisteis Vivieron |
The majority of verbs do follow this pattern. The next two pages will cover ones that don’t fit this pattern.
Activity
Sopa de letras: encuentra los verbos regulares conjugados en pretérito
