Pretérito indefinido

Simple Past — completed, single past events

Verbos -AR
Verbos -ER
Verbos -IR
Pretérito indefinido = Simple Past ("I ate", "he spoke")
Pronombre-AR (hablar)-ER (comer)-IR (vivir)
yohablécomíviví
hablastecomisteviviste
él/ellahablócomviv
nosotroshablamoscomimosvivimos
vosotroshablasteiscomisteisvivisteis
ellos/ellashablaroncomieronvivieron
💡 Tip for English speakers -ER and -IR share identical endings!
Use for COMPLETED, single past events with a clear endpoint ("Yesterday I ate pizza").
Accent marks are critical: hablé (I spoke) ≠ hable (subjunctive).
The nosotros -AR form looks like present — use time markers like ayer.
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