Language/Spanish/Grammar/Simple-Past-Tense
In Spanish, the Simple Past Tense is used when something happened in the past and finished in the past.
Verbs in "Ar"[edit | edit source]
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ar", you need to erase "ar" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ar" using the verb "to dance" as example.
| Subject | Ending | Bailar |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | é | Bailé |
| Tú | aste | Bailaste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | ó | Bailó |
| Nosotros/Nosotras | amos | Bailamos |
| Vosotros/Vosotras | asteis | Bailasteis |
| Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | aron | Bailaron |
Verbs ending in "Er"[edit | edit source]
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "er", you need to erase "er" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "er" using the verb "to drink" as example.
| Subject | Ending | Beber |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | í | Bebí |
| Tú | iste | Bebiste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | ió | Bebió |
| Nosotros/Nosotras | imos | Bebimos |
| Vosotros/Vosotras | isteis | Bebisteis |
| Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | ieron | Bebieron |
Verbs ending in "Ir"[edit | edit source]
When you want to conjugate a regular verb that ends in "ir", you need to erase "ir" and put the corresponding ending with the subject, the next table will show you how you can conjugate the verbs that end in "ir" using the verb "to open" as example.
| Subject | Ending | Abrir |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | í | Abrí |
| Tú | iste | Abriste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | ó | Abrió |
| Nosotros/Nosotras | imos | Abrimos |
| Vosotros/Vosotras | isteis | Abristeis |
| Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | ieron | Abrieron |
Some Irregular Verbs[edit | edit source]
As you know, in Spanish exists a lot of irregular verbs, those change their form and use the same endings like "soñar" or "mover". And there are verbs that change completely, like "tener".
| Subject | Soñar |
|---|---|
| Yo | Soñé |
| Tú | Soñaste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | Soñó |
| Nosotros/Nosotras | Soñamos |
| Vosotros/Vosotras | Soñasteis |
| Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | Sueñan |
| Subject | Mover |
|---|---|
| Yo | Moví |
| Tú | Moviste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | Movió |
| Nosotros/Nosotras | Movimos |
| Vosotros/Vosotras | Movisteis |
| Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | Mueven |
And there are verbs that change completely, like "tener".
| Subject | Tener |
|---|---|
| Yo | Tuve |
| Tú | Tuviste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | Tuvo |
| Nosotros/Nosotras | Tuvimos |
| Vosotros/Vosotras | Tuvisteis |
| Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas | Tuvieron |