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Pretérito indefinido — the simple past

The pretérito indefinido tells about completed past actions with clear endpoints: ayer fui a Madrid. Regular -ar verbs take -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron. Regular -er/-ir verbs share -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.

Conjugation tables

Viajar — to travel (-ar)
PronounSpanish
yoviajé
túviajaste
él / ellaviajó
nosotrosviajamos
vosotrosviajasteis
ellosviajaron
Ir — to go (irregular)
PronounSpanish
yofui
túfuiste
él / ellafue
nosotrosfuimos
vosotrosfuisteis
ellosfueron
💡 Ser and ir share the same forms in the preterite — context tells them apart.

Examples

  • Ayer fui a Barcelona.
    Yesterday I went to Barcelona.
  • Compramos los billetes por internet.
    We bought the tickets online.

Practice

Match each past form of ir to its subject.

Tap a subject below, then tap the verb form it belongs to — or drag it.

Verb form
Subject