Most verbs are regular in the preterite. This means that they follow a pattern.
For regular verbs, the preterite is formed by removing the -ar / -ir / -er endings from the infinitive and adding the following preterite endings:
hablar (to speak) | comer (to eat) | recibir (to receive) | |
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(yo) | hablé | comí | recibí |
(tú) | hablaste | comiste | recibiste |
(él/ella/usted) | habló | comió | recibió |
(nosotros/as) | hablamos | comimos | recibimos |
(vosotros/as) | hablasteis | comisteis | recibisteis |
(ellos/ellas/ustedes) | hablaron | comieron | recibieron |
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the preterite.