¿ + Subject + Verb (preterite) + Object?
For example, to ask the question "Did you eat the apple?" in Spanish, you would say:
¿Tú comiste la manzana?
Here are some additional examples of how to ask questions in the preterite tense in Spanish:
* ¿Qué hiciste ayer? (What did you do yesterday?)
* ¿Dónde estuviste el fin de semana? (Where were you last weekend?)
* ¿A quién viste en la fiesta? (Who did you see at the party?)
* ¿Qué compraste en la tienda? (What did you buy at the store?)
* ¿Cómo llegaste a casa? (How did you get home?)
When forming questions in the preterite tense, it is important to use the correct form of the verb. The preterite tense is formed differently for regular and irregular verbs.
Regular verbs
To form the preterite tense of a regular verb, you need to drop the -ar, -er, or -ir ending of the verb and add the following endings:
* -é for verbs ending in -ar
* -í for verbs ending in -er
* -ió for verbs ending in -ir
For example, the preterite tense of the verb hablar (to speak) is hablé, the preterite tense of the verb beber (to drink) is bebí, and the preterite tense of the verb vivir (to live) is viví.
Irregular verbs
Some verbs in Spanish have irregular preterite tense forms. These verbs do not follow the regular pattern of adding the -é, -í, or -ió endings.
Here are some examples of irregular verbs and their preterite tense forms:
* ser (to be) - fue
* ir (to go) - fue
* ver (to see) - vio
* tener (to have) - tuvo
* decir (to say) - dijo
When using irregular verbs in the preterite tense, it is important to memorize the irregular forms.