Spanish grammar course: regular past tense verbs.
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We have learnt that the morpheme of verbs in Spanish is varied, in the past tense has a conjugation according the infinitive verb. So, let´s see the different conjugations in past tense according to the infinitive verbs endings in –ar, -er, -ir. These are regular verbs.
Infinitive verbs ending in -ar
Amar (past)
Conjugation 1
Yo (I) amé (loved)
Tú (you) amaste (loved)
Ella (she) amó (loved)
Él (he) amó (loved)
(it) amó (loved)
Nosotros (we) amamos (loved)
Ustedes (you) amaron (loved)
Ellos (they) amaron (loved)
Ellas (they) amaron (loved)
Infinitive verbs ending in -ar, the vowel 'o' predominates in the past tense conjugation.
Infinitive verbs ending in -er
Comer (past)
Conjugation 2
Yo (I) comí (ate)
Tú (you) comiste (ate)
Ella (she) comió (ate)
Él (he) comió (ate)
(it) comió (ate)
Nosotros (we) comimos (ate)
Ustedes (you) comieron (ate)
Ellos (they) comieron (ate)
Ellas (they) comieron (ate)
Infinitive verbs ending in -er, the vowels ‘i’ and 'o' predominate in the past tense conjugation
Infinitive verbs ending in -ir
Dividir (past)
Conjugación 3
Yo (I) dividí (divided)
Tú (you) dividiste (divided)
Ella (she) dividió (divided)
Él (he) dividió (divided)
(it) dividió (divided)
Nosotros (we) dividimos (divided)
Ustedes (you) dividieron (divided)
Ellos (they) dividieron (lead)
Ellas (they) dividieron (lead)
Infinitive verbs ending in -ir, the vowels ‘i’ and 'o' predominate in the past tense conjugation.
Exercises:
Conjugate the following verbs in the past tense: cantar / leer / dibujar / aprender / fingir / escribir /
Well that's all friends, in the next post, we will continue with more classes to learn the grammar of Spanish. Review all classes and practice the exercises given. Any questions make your comment. Until next time. Next post in 72 hours.
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