Los regulares –er/-ir
 Regular   verbs:
 ◦ Regular –ar verbs
 ◦ -car, -gar, -zar verbs
 ◦ Regular –er/-ir verbs
 ◦ Stem change verbs
Ayer   Yesterday
           Anoche    Last night
     El añopasado    Last year
          Anteayer   Day before yesterday
      Estamañana     This morning
 El veranopasado     Last summer
La semanapasada      Last week
    El mespasado     Last month
       Hace 2 días   Two days ago
      Hace 3 años    Three years ago
-í    -imos
-iste   -isteis
 -ió    -ieron
comí       comimos
  I ate        We ate

comiste     comisteis
 You ate      Y’all ate

comió       comieron
 s/he ate     They ate
viví         vivimos
 I lived       We lived

viviste      vivisteis
You lived     Y’all lived

vivió        vivieron
s/he lived    They lived
salí               salimos
  I left; went out    We left; went out

   saliste              salisteis
You left; went out    Y’all left; went out

     salió             salieron
s/he left; went out   They left; went out
   I wrote the letter to my friend.
    ◦ Yo le _____ la carta a mi amigo.
   She lived in Texas.
    ◦ Ella _____ en Texas.
   You dressed the dog.
    ◦ Tú _____ al perro.
   We went out with friends.
    ◦ Nosotros _____ con amigos.
   I wrote the letter to my friend.
    ◦ Yo le escribíla carta a mi amigo.
   She lived in Texas.
    ◦ Ella vivióen Texas.
   You dressed the dog.
    ◦ Túvestisteal perro.
   We went out with friends.
    ◦ Nosotrossalimoscon amigos.
   Identify the regular –er/-ir preterit endings.
   List 4 regular –er/-ir verbs.
   Conjugate the regular –er/-ir verbs.
   Communicate using the preterit.
    ◦ If not, please go to other practice links!

Preterit er/ir verbs

  • 1.
  • 2.
     Regular verbs: ◦ Regular –ar verbs ◦ -car, -gar, -zar verbs ◦ Regular –er/-ir verbs ◦ Stem change verbs
  • 3.
    Ayer Yesterday Anoche Last night El añopasado Last year Anteayer Day before yesterday Estamañana This morning El veranopasado Last summer La semanapasada Last week El mespasado Last month Hace 2 días Two days ago Hace 3 años Three years ago
  • 4.
    -imos -iste -isteis -ió -ieron
  • 5.
    comí comimos I ate We ate comiste comisteis You ate Y’all ate comió comieron s/he ate They ate
  • 6.
    viví vivimos I lived We lived viviste vivisteis You lived Y’all lived vivió vivieron s/he lived They lived
  • 7.
    salí salimos I left; went out We left; went out saliste salisteis You left; went out Y’all left; went out salió salieron s/he left; went out They left; went out
  • 8.
    I wrote the letter to my friend. ◦ Yo le _____ la carta a mi amigo.  She lived in Texas. ◦ Ella _____ en Texas.  You dressed the dog. ◦ Tú _____ al perro.  We went out with friends. ◦ Nosotros _____ con amigos.
  • 9.
    I wrote the letter to my friend. ◦ Yo le escribíla carta a mi amigo.  She lived in Texas. ◦ Ella vivióen Texas.  You dressed the dog. ◦ Túvestisteal perro.  We went out with friends. ◦ Nosotrossalimoscon amigos.
  • 10.
    Identify the regular –er/-ir preterit endings.  List 4 regular –er/-ir verbs.  Conjugate the regular –er/-ir verbs.  Communicate using the preterit. ◦ If not, please go to other practice links!