¡Hola, amigos! When we look back, we can find the beauty in simplicity. The simple past (pasado simple) lets us express a completed action without too much detail:
I ate at 5.
Yo comí a las 5.
Yesterday you bought flowers.
Ayer tú compraste flores.
CONJUGATION
REGULAR AR VERBS
Are you excited to hear how we form the simple past tense? Let’s start with regular ar verbs. My awesome friend Santino from Spain is going to show you how we conjugate the verb hablar in the simple past. Trust me, this is going to be a wild ride!
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | hablé |
| tú | hablaste |
| usted | habló |
| él ella | habló |
| nosotros nosotras | hablamos |
| ustedes | hablaron |
| ellos ellas | hablaron |
| vos | hablaste |
| vosotros vosotras | hablasteis |
Let’s learn these endings in a snap!
REGULAR ER AND IR VERBS
The simple past tense of regular er and ir verbs is the same. Are you ready to rock? Let’s listen to Luciana, a language enthusiast from the United States, as she reads out the exciting way we conjugate the verb “comer” in the simple past.
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | comí |
| tú | comiste |
| usted | comió |
| él ella | comió |
| nosotros nosotras | comimos |
| ustedes | comieron |
| ellos ellas | comieron |
| vos | comiste |
| vosotros vosotras | comisteis |
Now, let’s learn these endings in a snap!
THE VERB “DAR” (TO GIVE)
In this tense, the verb dar (to give), despite being an ar verb, is conjugated as if it were an er or ir verb: .
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | di |
| tú | diste |
| usted | dio |
| él ella | dio |
| nosotros nosotras | dimos |
| ustedes | dieron |
| ellos ellas | dieron |
| vos | diste |
| vosotros vosotras | disteis |
And now, let’s play more games!
GAME 1
GAME 2
What Happens to Stem-Changing Verbs? COMING SOON
To learn about special irregular verbs, COMING SOON
