Spanish Grammar

Spanish Grammar

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Preterite vs Imperfect: Part IV

Here are all three regular preterite verb forms together:
|hablar |comer |vivir |
| | | |
|hablé |comí |viví |
|hablaste |comiste |viviste |
|habló |comió |vivió |
|hablamos |comimos |vivimos |
|hablasteis |comisteis |vivisteis |
|hablaron |comieron |vivieron |

Note: The nosotros forms for -ar and -ir verbs are the same in both preterite and present tenses: hablamos, vivimos.
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Here are all three regular imperfect verb forms together:
|hablar |comer |vivir |
| | | |
|hablaba |comía |vivía |
|hablabas |comías |vivías |
|hablaba |comía |vivía |
|hablábamos |comíamos |vivíamos |
|hablabais |comíais |vivíais |
|hablaban |comían |vivían |

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