Preterite of er & ir verbsChapter 9.1

Preterite of er & ir Verbs

•The preterite is used to talk about what happened at a specific point in the past.

•To form the preterite of er and ir verbs, add these endings to the verb’s stem.

What are the conjugations of ar verbs in the preterite?A. e, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieronB. e, aste, o, amos, asteis, aronC. i, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron

Preterite of er & ir verbs

(yo) í (nosotros/as)imos

(tu) iste (vosotros/as)isteis

(el/ella/Ud.) ió (ellos/ellas/Uds.)ieron

What are the conjugations of er & ir verbs in the preterite?A. e, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieronB. e, aste, o, amos, asteis, aronC. i, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron

•Regular er and ir verbs have the same endings in the preterite.

•Stem changing er verbs don’t have a stem change in the preterite.

The verb VER

•The verb ver, which means to see, has regular preterite endings but without written accent marks.

Ver in the Preterite

(yo) vi (nosotros/as)vimos

(tu) viste (vosotros/as)visteis

(el/ella/Ud.) vio (ellos/ellas/Uds.)vieron

What does the verb ver mean?

A. To listenB. To writeC. To see

A las 8:00, Jesse _________ (salir)A. Sali de la claseB. Salio de la claseC. Salimos de la clase

Juan _______ su libro (perder)

A. perdiB. perdisteC. perdio

Tu ________ las ventanas ayer. (abrir)

A. abristeB. abriC. abrio

Nosotros _______ las manzanas.(comer)A. comisteB. comieronC. comimos

Yo ______ al gato en la casa anoche. (ver)A. vioB. viC. voy

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