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The preterite: regular -er and -ir verbs
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Good news: -er and -ir verbs share the same preterite endings. Learn one set and you can use both.
Endings
Useful verbs
comer (comĂ), beber (bebĂ), salir (salĂ), escribir (escribĂ), volver (to return: volvĂ), aprender (aprendĂ), conocer (to meet: conocĂ)
ver is regular but has no accents: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.
Vi una pelĂcula. = I saw a film.
ver is regular but has no accents: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.
Vi una pelĂcula. = I saw a film.
Putting it together
Anoche salĂ con mis amigos. Comimos en un restaurante y vimos una pelĂcula.
= Last night I went out with my friends. We ate in a restaurant and we watched a film.
Notice that comimos and vimos look the same as the present: the time phrase anoche shows they are past.
= Last night I went out with my friends. We ate in a restaurant and we watched a film.
Notice that comimos and vimos look the same as the present: the time phrase anoche shows they are past.
Translate: Last night I ate pizza and I drank a lemonade.
- Last night: anoche.
- I ate: comĂ.
- I drank: bebĂ.
Answer: Anoche comĂ pizza y bebĂ una limonada.
Preterite -er / -ir endings: -Ă, -iste, -iĂł, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. Ver: vi, viste, vio (no accents).
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