Preterite tense of -er & -ir verbs

Preterite tense of -er & -ir verbs

Regular & Stem changing er & ir verbs in the past tense

El pretérito (The Preterite)

• We have already learned how to conjugate -ar verbs in the preterite tense

• Today we are going to learn about the preterite tense of -er & -ir verbs

Primero, vamos a repasar que ya sabemos acerca el pretérito

• First, let's review what we already know about the preterite

El pretérito

• Also referred to as the simple past tense

• There are no stem changing preterite -ar verbs

• The preterite is used for past actions that are seen as completed. Ejemplos:

• Yo estudié para mi clase de ecología

• To tomé el autobús esta mañana

• Yo mandé un mensaje de texto a mi amigo

• Yo bajé una aplicación nueva en mi teléfono anoche

Multiple Choice

Cierto o Falso:

There are NO stem changing preterite tense -ar verbs

• cierto

• falso

Multiple Choice

Cierto o Falso:

The preterite is known as the simple past tense

• cierto

• falso

Multiple Choice

Cierto o falso:

The preterite refers to incomplete actions in the past.

• cierto

• falso

Ahora, vamos a repasar las formas del pretérito para los verbos -AR

Now, let's go over the forms of the preterite -ar verbs

Ahora, vamos a ver las formas del pretérito para los verbos que terminan en -er & -ir

Now let's look at the endings for verbs ending in -er & -ir

Preterite of -er & -ir verbs

Multiple Choice

cierto o Falso

The endings for -er & -ir verbs in the preterite tense are the same

• cierto

• falso

Stem changing in the Preterite

• -ar and -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.

Stem Changing in the Preterite

-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

Stem Changing in the Preterite

-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

Stem Changing in the Preterite

-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

Multiple Choice

Cierto o Falso:

-ir verbs DO NOT have stem changes in the preterite tense

• cierto

• falso

Multiple Select

Select the forms that will have a stem change in the past tense for --ir verbs (select all that apply)

• yo

• tú

• él/ella/usted

• nosotros

• ellos/ellas/uds.