Simple Past Tense of -ar, -er, -ir
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Past Tense of -ar, -er, -ir verbs:
Past tense of -ar verbs follow a different pattern than past tense of -er/-ir verbs, which follow the same pattern., -er, -ir verbs follow the same pattern.
Past Tense of -ar verbs:
General transformation remains almost same as present tense.
Lesson 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwTPwRMjLD8
| base word = -ar (to do something) | singular | plural ( add s at end) |
| I => First person | -é (with accent) |
-amos (same as present tense, figured from context) |
| You (informal) => Second person |
-aste (te added compared to present tense) |
-asteis (-is added to singular form instead of áis) |
| He, she, You (formal=> Third person |
-ó (with accent. -o w/o an accent was the present tense for Singular First person)
|
-aron |
Hablar => to speak
| base word = hablar (to speak) | singular | plural ( add s at end) |
| I => First person |
hablé ex: Yo hablé => I spoke |
hablamos (Same as present tense, figured out from context) ex: nostros hablamos => We spoke |
| You (informal) => Second person |
hablaste ex: tú hablaste =>you spoke |
hablasteis ex: vosotros hablasteis |
| He, she, You (formal) => Third person |
habló ex: Ella habló => She spoke
|
hablaron ex: Ellos hablaron => They spoke |
Gustar => to speak
| base word = gustar (to speak) | singular | plural ( add s at end) |
| I => First person |
gusté ex: te gusté me => you liked me |
gustamos ex: te gustamos => you liked us (same as you like us) |
| You (informal) => Second person |
gustaste ex: le gustaste te=> he liked you |
gustasteis ex: ex: He liked you all => le (to him) gustasteis |
| He, she, You (formal) => Third person |
gustó ex: I liked the car => Me gustó el coche (here car is 3rd person, so gustó used) |
gustaron ex:I liked peoples => Me gustaron los pueblos |
Past Tense of -er/-ir verbs:
General transformation for past tense remains almost same as present tense.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1i5BrPAELU&list=PLv63dFTP4Sjq6knRsZQI-bTnRE38cZZoy&index=26
Link (lesson 35) => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCT68wkVCNM
| base word = -er/-ir | singular | plural |
| I => First person | -í |
-imos |
| You (informal) => Second person |
-iste |
-isteis |
| He, she, You (formal=> Third person |
-ió
|
-ieron |
Comer => To eat. Past tense is "ate".
| base word = comer (to eat) | singular | plural ( add s at end) |
| I => First person |
comí ex: Yo comí manzana=> I ate apple |
comimos ex: nosotros comemos (we eat) |
| You (informal) => Second person |
comiste ex: |
comisteis ex: vosotros comisteis |
| He, she, You (formal=> Third person |
comió ex: Ella comió => She ate
|
comieron ex: Ellos comieron |
Tener => To have. Past tense is "had". Treat this word as "tuv" for transformation purpose for all 2nd singular person and all plural forms, and apply same suffix as past tense for -er verb.
| base word = tener (to have) | singular | plural ( same as -er verb ) |
| I => First person |
tuve (-e instead of -í) ex: Yo tuve => I had |
tuvimos ex: nosotros tubimos (we had) |
| You (informal) => Second person |
tuviste (same as -er verb) ex: tú tuviste => you had |
tuvisteis ex: vosotros tuvísteis |
| He, she, You (formal=> Third person |
tuvo (-o instead of -ió) ex: ella tuvo => She had
|
tuvieron ex: Ellos tuvieron |
Haber => had. Past tense of has is had. It's used as an auxilary verb. Haber is an irregular form, and so doesn't follow regular -er table. For transformation purposes, base stem is "habí" (i with an accent), and the verb itself follow ar verb Present tense table (instead of Past tense -er table).Actually Haber changes to Habíar, and hence is an -ar verb. The only odd entry is 1st person singular which has -a instead of -o.
| base word = haber => Habíar (had) | singular | plural ( add s at end) |
| I => First person |
había (instead of -o, it ends in -a, so it becomes same as 3rd person singular) |
habíamos |
| You (informal) => Second person |
habías |
habíaís |
| He, she, You (formal) => Third person |
había
|
habían |
Escribir => To write. Past tense is 'wrote".
| base word = escribir (to write) | singular | plural ( add s at end) |
| I => First person |
escribí ex: Yo escribí => I wrote |
escribimos ex: nosotros escribimos (we write) |
| You (informal) => Second person |
escribiste ex: tú escribiste |
escribisteis ex: vosotros escribísteis |
| He, she, You (formal=> Third person |
excribió ex: Ella escribió => She wrote
|
escribieron ex: Ellos escriben |