The Past Tense Endings for REGULAR Verbs
In English: I played / I did play
Add the endings to the stem – ie. the infinitive minus the last two letters
-AR / -ER / -IRYo / é / í
Tú / aste / iste
Él / Ella / ó / ió
Nosotros / amos / imos
Vosotros / asteis / isteis
Ellos / Ellas / aron / ieron
TOMAR = to take
To form “You took”
TOMAR > tom > tu tomaste
Complete as the example:
1) COMER, tú = tú comiste = you ate
2) HABLAR, tú =
3) ESCUCHAR, él =
4) CANTAR, ellos =
5) TRABAJAR, yo =
6) ESCRIBIR, nosotros =
7) VENDER, vosotros =
8) ESTUDIAR, ella =
¡A practicar!
1. Luke sold Jp for 2 pounds at the supermarket.
2. Tom listened to Meatloaf and Celine Dion on his ipod.
3. Lydia and Robert (again!) wrote love letters.
4. Charlotte ate a snail in France.
5. We talked a lot.
6. Mark drank a pint of kiwi juice. After that he vomited.
7. Amy talked on the phone for 4 hours.
8. Ben, you chatted on msn with Jody and Lauren. You must decide!