02 Spanish Lesson - Preterite Regular -IR verbs

This video lesson covers the preterite past tense for IR verbs in Spanish. It begins with a comparison of ER and IR verbs, using 'comprender' and 'vivir' as examples. The lesson highlights the similarities in conjugation patterns and provides a list of common regular IR verbs. Students are given translation exercises to practice converting sentences between Spanish and English. The lesson concludes with a preview of the next topic: IR stem changers in the preterite tense.

What is the correct preterite form of 'comprender' for 'we'?

• comprendí

• comprendiste

• comprendieron

• comprendimos

Which of the following is the correct preterite form of 'vivir' for 'he'?

• viví

• viviste

• vivieron

• vivió

In the preterite tense, which form of 'nosotros' is the same as the present tense?

• vivimos

• vivieron

• viviste

• viví

What is the preterite form of 'asistir' for 'I'?

• asistí

• asististe

• asistió

• asistieron

Translate the sentence 'The students wrote essays on the test' into Spanish.

• Los estudiantes escribieron ensayos en el examen.

• Los estudiantes escribieron cartas en el examen.

• Los estudiantes escribieron notas en el examen.

• Los estudiantes escribieron libros en el examen.