Past Tense

Spanish has two past tenses, the pretérito and the imperfecto. The pretérito typically is used for one-time or completed. actions. For example:

Fui al mercado. ("I went to the market")

uses the pretérito. In contrast, the imperfecto is used for repeated or unresolved actions. For example:

Cuando yo era niño, no quería cepillarme los dientes. ("When I was a child, I didn't want to brush my teeth")

 

Sections for the past tense:

Forming the pretérito.

  • Regular Verbs
  • Irregular Verbs

Forming the imperfecto.

  • Regular Verbs
  • Irregular Verbs