Pretérito

[Indicativo]

When do I use it?

The preterite tense is ONE OF THE TENSES you will use when you want to talk about things that happened in the past. For information on when to use the preterite (and not the imperfect), click here.

  • The firefighter opened the door.

  • I fell down the stairs the other day.

  • And then she said, "WHAAAT?!"

When do I learn it?

-Originally learned in: Spanish II

-Reviewed and expanded in: Spanish III, Spanish IV, Spanish V, APSLang

s u b t o p i c s

[Preterite - indicative]