Preterite -ER AND –IR VERBS. In the preterite, -er & -ir verb endings are identical: CONJUGATION YO-ÍNOSOTROS-IMOS TÚ-ISTEVOSOTROS-ISTEIS ÉL ELLA USTED.

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1 Preterite -ER AND –IR VERBS

2 In the preterite, -er & -ir verb endings are identical: CONJUGATION YO-ÍNOSOTROS-IMOS TÚ-ISTEVOSOTROS-ISTEIS ÉL ELLA USTED -IÓ ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES -IERON

3 -ER  Anoche, comí el bistec.  Last night I ate the beef.  Ellos perdieron su tarea.  They lost their homework.  Nosotros no entendimos la tarea.  We didn’t understand the homework. -IR  Mi amigo escribió el cuento.  My friend wrote the story.  Tú recibiste un regalo para la Navidad.  You received a present for Christmas.  Vosotros abristeis los regalos.  You all opened your presents. EXAMPLES

4 Verbs you should know:  -ir verbs: escribir, compartir, vivir, subir, salir, abrir, recibir  -er verbs: aprender, beber, comer, correr, vender, deber, entender, perder, barrer, comprender, volver, envolver, conocer  ver: follows the pattern but there are no accent marks vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis,vieron

5 -er & -ir stem-changing verbs:  - er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs.  -ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense also change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e to i and o to u in the third person, singular and plural. Juan d u rmió tarde ayer.Juan slept late yesterday. Ellos d u rmieron en la casa de Juan.They slept at Juan’s house.

6 Conjugar 1. Ella __________________________ la carta ayer. (to write) 2. Nosotros ____________________ la cocina anoche. ( to sweep) 3. Yo _________________________ en el parque esta (this) mañana. (to run) 4. Ana y Pedro _____________________________ anoche. (to go out) 5. Vosotros_____________________________ a Juan la semana pasada. (to meet) 6. ¿_____________________________ tú el libro? (to sell) 7. ¡Ustedes _________________________________ toda al leche!(to drink) 8. Ella ______________________ tarde el domingo. (to sleep)

7 Traducir: 1. We ate the chicken. 2. She saw the book on the table. 3. Yesterday we received the letter. 4. I did not understand. 5. Jorge wrote the e-mail. 6. You swept last night. 7. Ana slept all day. 8. I drank water after I ran.