Learn Spanish Tenses: Preterit (Past Simple) – What you need to know!

In this video I will teach you all you need to know about the past simple tense in Spanish, or "preterit", or "pasado", "pretérito indefinido", as some call it. Don’t get confused with all these names, I will explain them to you. You will learn what the Spanish pretérito/past simple is, how we form it or conjugate it, and when and how we use it. This past tense in Spanish is one of the most important tenses you need to learn as a Spanish language student because otherwise you can’t talk about what you did yesterday, last year, last Sunday, etc. Imagine somebody is studying English and can’t yet say “I went to the store”, “I did my homework”, “I slept”. Well, it is the same in Spanish. We need it to express past specific actions that were done. The Spanish past simple, or Spanish preterit, is a time that you can set in the past clearly, sometimes with a beginning and end, it is a time that in your mind does not last, it is past that can be seen as steps in your life, and you in your life timeline you can set markers and see those events. So here you will learn the why, what, how, and when of the Spanish past simple, pretérito, or indefinido. You may want to check my other videos where you can learn more verbs and learn to conjugate them: Spanish Verbs that belong to the first conjugation that end with AR in present, past, future:    • Learn 30 Spanish Verbs You Must Know that ...   Spanish Verbs that belong to the second conjugation that end with ER in present, past, future:    • Learn 20 important Spanish Verbs that end ...   Spanish Verbs that belong to the second conjugation that end with IR in present, past, future:    • Learn 15 Spanish Verbs you need to know th...   I also have lessons about many useful Spanish verbs. Here is the playlist:    • How to use the verb "to leave" in Spanish:...   Please consider making a donation if you think my lessons are contributing to your knowledge. I know I sound like The Guardian but unlike The Guardian, I am not a corporation, I am a person who makes Spanish lessons about all sorts of topics to help many, and whoever wants to, to learn Spanish free of charge. You can donate at: https://www.butterflyspanish.com/ or through PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ButterflySpanish Do not forget to review my lessons about topics such as the Spanish alphabet, Spanish sounds and pronunciation, Spanish vocabulary, Spanish verbs, and Spanish tenses like past vs imperfect in Spanish, and more complicated Spanish topics like direct and indirect objects in Spanish such as "lo" in Spanish, "se" in Spanish, "ya" in Spanish. Learn Spanish for your everyday life here at Butterfly Spanish. Browse my channel and see what you need to learn. I make my videos with love, care, and knowledge, and my goal is that what you did not know yesterday you know today, that what you thought was complicated, is not, and that you know much more Spanish today after watching my videos, and that they make you feel more confident and positive:    / butterflyspanish   Saludos, Ana