Talking About the Past  

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Talking About the Past
To speak about something that was done in the past,
you must simply replace the endings of the verb (-ar, -er, -ir)
with the correct conjugation.

ar verbs
é
aste
ó
amos
asteis
aron

er & ir verbs
í
iste
ió
imos
isteis
ieron

Example Sentences
Yo caminé al parque.
      I walked to the park.

Nosotros comimos la torta.
      We ate the cake.

Vivimos allí el año pasado.
      We lived there last year.

Escribí una carta a mi abuela.
      I wrote a letter to my grandmother.

Llegamos a casa muy tarde anoche.
      We got home very late last night.

Nosotros vimos un perro feliz.
      We saw a happy dog.

¿Tocaste la guitarra?
      Did you play the guitar?

Juan cerró la ventana.
      Juan closed the window.

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