Conjugate –gar verbs in the preterite tense Grammar essential #63
Preterite Tense Preterite tense is used to tell actions that happen in the past. It is used for actions that are done and completed. Boom, done. Example: I rode the pony at the circus. He read the book. We ordered the tickets for the show.
Preterite Tense You cannot use preterite to describe the following in preterite (it will be imperfect tense): PWATER PPPPhysical description WWWWeather AAAAge TTTTime EEEEmotion RRRReoccurring Actions
Irregulars in the yo form only If the infinitive ends –gar, change ending to –gué. Example yo jugar = yo jugué yo llegar = yo llegué yo llegar = yo llegué