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Gramática, Unidad 6, Lección 2
Preterite of Regular -ar Verbs
Use the preterite tense to talk about actions completed in the past.
How do you form the preterite of regular -ar verbs?
Here’s how: To form the preterite of a regular -ar verb, add the
appropriate preterite ending to the verb’s stem.
nadar to swim
nadé
nadaste
nadó
nadamos
nadasteis
nadaron
Notice that the yo and usted/él/ella forms have an accent over
the final vowel.
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Nadé en el mar. Mariana patinó.
I swam in the sea. Mariana skated.
The nosotros(as) form is the same in the preterite as in the
present tense.
Caminamos en la playa anoche.
We walked on the beach last night.
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