🇪🇸 Spanish · Preterite

Learn Spanish preterite with music

The preterite marks completed past actions—one-off events, sequences, and finished moments. Irregular preterites (fui, hice, dije) are high-frequency and worth drilling early.

When to use preterite

Completed actions with a clear end (ayer hablé, el año pasado viajé)

Sequences of past events

Sudden changes or beginnings (de repente, empezó a llover)

Practice tips

  • Contrast preterite tracks with imperfect once both feel familiar.

  • Favorite irregular verbs you miss and replay before quizzes.

  • Tell a short “what I did yesterday” story using only preterite forms.

Key verbs to drill

ser ir tener hacer
Imperfect Present Subjunctive All Spanish

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