Preterite -AR, -ER, -IR, Review and Practice!

Preterite -ER, -IR Verbs Conjugation. Review and Practice!

The Preterite Tense

• Use to talk about events that happened in an specific time in the past.

• Example: Salir (To go out)

  Él salió anoche con sus amigos. \ He went out with his friends.

• We need the accent for Yo, Él, Ella, Usted forms to empathize past pronunciation and grammar (-í, -ió).

• The Spanish accent always goes to the right.

Preterite Tense

• 1. Identify the infinitive (-ER, -IR)

• 2. Drop the -ER or -IR

• 3. Add the endings that correspond to the subjects.

• -í, -iste, -ió , -imos, -isteis, -ieron

Multiple Select

Servir (To serve)

I served in the church.

• Yo sirves en la iglesia.

• Yo servir en la iglesia.

• Yo serví en la iglesia.

Multiple Choice

Abrir (To open)

Tú ___________ la puerta. \ You opened the door.

• abrir

• abriste

• abrimos

Multiple Select

Escribir (To write)

She wrote a letter.

• Ella escribió una carta.

• Ella escribes una carta.

• Ella escribo una carta.

Multiple Choice

Subir (To go up)

Usted _______ la escalera.

• sube

• subir

• subió

Multiple Select

Comer (To eat)

Ustedes ___________ pasta anoche. \ You all ate pasta yesterday.

• comen

• comieron

• comimos

Multiple Choice

Recibir (To receive)

Ellas ______________ flores.

• recibieron

• reciben

• recibes

Multiple Select

Compartir (To share)

Vosotros _________ la comida ayer.

• compartisteis

• compartir

• compartieron

Poll

How do you measure your understanding of Preterite

-ER \ -IR verbs conjugation?

• I don't understand yet.

• I still need to practice.

• It is easy, I am good.