How Do You Form The Past Tense Of Regular Spanish Verbs?
There are two different ways to form the basic past tense for Spanish verbs. Following simple patterns will make conjugating Spanish verbs easier. Regular Spanish verbs follow different rules depending on the duration of time something was done in the past. Some past tense verbs can be considered a one-time occurrence in the past, for example “I sang at the concert” versus, ” I sang carols every Christmas.” Verbs that end in -ar in the Spanish language are conjugated in the following manner after dropping the -ar ending: to sing- cantar I sang- yo cante you sang- tu cantaste he/she sang- el/ella canto we sang- cantamos (no change from conjugation in the present tense) they sang- ellos/ellas cantaron Spanish verbs that end in -er or -ir follow a similar pattern in the past tense as -ar verbs, when referring to a singular occurrence. Drop the -er or -ir ending, then use the following pattern: to write- escribir I wrote- yo escribi you wrote- tu escribiste he/she wrote- el/ella escribio w
