Essential Question: How do I say that multiple people did

something in the PAST in Spanish?

Ejemplo: Hablar – to talk / speak

Drop the –ar and add the correct ending:

-amos Nosotros -asteis Vosotros

-aron Ellos, ellas, ustedes

Nosotros hablamos = we spoke

Ejemplo: Barrer – to sweep Describir – to describe

Drop the –er/-ir and add:

-imos Nosotros -isteis Vosotros

-ieron Ellos, ellas, ustedes

Ellos describieron = They described Nosotros describimos = We described

The verb ‘ir’ means to go has an irregular conjugation in the preterite.

Nosotros fuimos = We went Vosotros fuisteis = You went Ellos(as)/Ustedes fueron = They went

Ejemplo= Ellos fueron al estadio. They went to the stadium.

The verb hacer is also irregular when conjugated in the preterite tense.

Nosotros hicimos – We did / We made

Vosotros hicisteis – You did / You made

Ellos(as)/Ustedes hicieron– They did / They made

Ejemplo: Nosotros hicimos la tarea. ¿Hicieron ellos ejercicio? Ellas hicieron el proyecto.

* How is hacer irregular in the 3rd person singular form?