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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the past tense in Spanish?

  The Spanish Preterite – also known as “Simple Past Tense” – is likely to be your first exploration into past tense Spanish. This tense is used to describe past actions that were already completed, with a clear beginning or ending. (PS: We wrote a side-by-side explanation on each Spanish past tense here)

• Why is it important to know Spanish past tense conjugation?

  Spanish past tense conjugation is necessary for describing situations and events that have already happened. Once you learn these conjugations, you’ll be able to talk about so much more with friends and family! [This is Part 3 of a guide to conjugating Spanish verbs.

• What are past tenses and how do you use them?

  Past tenses discuss how and when things happened. They’re able to convey all of this in just one word—a conjugated verb. As you can imagine, they’re extremely useful when discussing historical events or telling a story. Seems pretty simple, doesn’t it? There are five main past tenses that Spanish learners need to become familiar with.

• What is the Spanish preterite tense?

  Have conversations faster, understand people when they speak fast, and other tested tips to learn faster. The Spanish Preterite – also known as “Simple Past Tense” – is likely to be your first exploration into past tense Spanish. This tense is used to describe past actions that were already completed, with a clear beginning or ending.

• How do you form the past progressive tense in Spanish?

  You form the Past Progressive Tense in English by combining the Past Tense of the verb “to be” with the present participle (also called an “ing verb”). I was studying. You were playing. Jose was working. They were reading. In Spanish it is formed by combining the verb estar in the Imperfect Tense with the gerundio. Yo estaba estudiando.

• Why do we use the past tense in Spanish?

  That’s because in Spanish, we can use both the imperfect past tense and the past progressive to talk about a past action that was on going. As native speakers, we tend to use the past progressive to indicate a more recent time frame. In English, it translates the same.

• How to conjugate regular verbs in the Spanish Imperfect tense?

  Conjugating regular verbs in the Spanish imperfect tense requires you to learn separate endings for -AR verbs and also -ER/-IR verbs. Below are three regular verbs conjugated with imperfect past tense endings. Let’s look at some example sentences.

• How many past tenses are there in Spanish?

  In Spanish, there are five different tenses used to speak about the past. Let’s see an example of each one in action. As you can see, most Spanish past tenses have an English equivalent and once you compare them side-by-side, they become much easier to comprehend.