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AQA GCSE Spanish: The Preterite Tense

Learn to form and use the preterite tense to talk about completed past actions. This deck covers regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, and the key irregular verbs (e.g., ser, ir, dar, ver, hacer, tener, estar).

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Lesson#1
Welcome! In this deck, you'll learn how to use the Spanish preterite tense. It's the main way to talk about actions that were completed in the past. Think of it like saying 'I spoke' or 'she ate' in English. We'll cover regular verbs first, and then move on to some of the most common and important irregular verbs.
Quiz#2
Which Spanish past tense is used to talk about single, completed actions or a sequence of completed events in the past?

The preterite tense

Lesson#3
Let's start with regular verbs ending in 'ar', like 'hablar', which means 'to speak'. To form the preterite, you remove the 'ar' and add a specific ending for each person. For 'I', the ending is 'é'. So, 'I spoke' is 'hablé'.
Quiz#4
How do you say 'I spoke' in Spanish?

Hablé

Lesson#5
The ending for the informal 'you', or 'tú', is 'aste'. So, 'you spoke' is 'hablaste'. For 'he', 'she', or the formal 'you', 'él', 'ella' or 'usted', the ending is 'ó'. So, 'he spoke' is 'habló'.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'you spoke' in Spanish, using the informal singular form?

Hablaste

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