Forming the preterite past tense

Question

Hi guys, for those learning how to form the preterite past tense in Spanish I hope this lesson might help. Forming the preterite (past) tense in Spanish

Although it can seem a little daunting as there are a number of verbs with irregularities in the preterite tense these can be grouped into four main types to make things easier.

Learn more about forming the preterite tense and recognizing irregular verbs and how they work by clicking the link below.

Also, if you would like to check your knowledge there is also a self checking exercise linked to the lesson.

Enjoy!

Your link is a great summary--covers my last six classes in Spanish 2. - mtmonadnock, Aug 15, 2012

sweet, thanx :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 15, 2012

Answer 1

Thanks just finished the spanishdict lesson when I saw this... This helped a lot..

You're welcome, glad to hear it :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 15, 2012

This also helped, because I knew it before my teacher taught it:) - Abhinair66, Oct 17, 2012

Answer 2

And if you like learning with flashcards here is a set for ser, ir, dar and ver in the preterite tense.