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<strong>Preterite</strong> <strong>Tense</strong>:<br />
ER Verbs<br />
Aaron Losness
1. Fixed point of time<br />
<strong>Preterite</strong>-Past<br />
We saw the movie last night.<br />
Vimos la película anoche.<br />
2. Specific number of actions<br />
She read the book twice.<br />
Ella leyó el libro dos veces.<br />
3. Enclosed amount of time<br />
I worked for eight hours.<br />
Trabajé por ocho horas.
I = yo<br />
You = tú<br />
(familiar)<br />
He = él<br />
She = ella<br />
You (formal) = usted<br />
We = nosotros<br />
They = ellos/ellas<br />
ER Verb Conjugation – PAST<br />
Beber = drink Comer = eat Replace the -er<br />
You (formal) = ustedes<br />
-í<br />
-iste<br />
-ió<br />
-imos<br />
-ieron<br />
I drank<br />
I ate<br />
You drank<br />
You ate<br />
He drank<br />
She ate<br />
We drank<br />
We ate<br />
They drank<br />
They ate<br />
Yo bebí<br />
Yo comí<br />
Tú bebiste<br />
Tú comiste<br />
Él bebió<br />
Ella comió<br />
Nosotros bebimos<br />
Nosotros comimos<br />
Ellos bebieron<br />
Ellas comieron
Irregular ER Verbs in the <strong>Preterite</strong><br />
The following 8 verbs all take this set of endings: -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -ieron<br />
Andar- to walk (anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron)<br />
Estar- to be (estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron)<br />
Dar- to give (di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron)<br />
Tener- to have (tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron)<br />
Caber- to fit (cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupieron)<br />
Haber- to have (hube, hubiste, hubo, hubimos, hubieron)<br />
Poder- to be able to (pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron)<br />
Poner- to put, place (puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron)<br />
Saber- to know (supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron)<br />
Querer- to want (quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron)
ER Verbs-PAST (I, you, they)<br />
Ver: to see (yo vi, tú viste, ellos vieron)<br />
*Ser: to be (yo fui, tú fuiste o usted fue, ellas fueron)<br />
Perder: to lose (yo perdí, usted perdió, ellas perdieron)<br />
*Poner: to put (yo puse, usted puso, ellas pusieron)<br />
Romper: to break (yo rompí, tú rompiste, ellos rompieron)<br />
*Tener: to have (yo tuve, usted tuvo, ellas tuvieron)<br />
*Traer: to bring (yo traje, tú trajiste, ellos trajeron)<br />
Comer: to eat (yo comí, usted comió, ellas comieron)<br />
*Hacer: to make/do (yo hice, tú hiciste, ellos hicieron)<br />
*Creer: to believe (yo creí, tú creíste, ellos creyeron)<br />
* irregular
ER Verbs- Practice Sentences<br />
*We brought chicken to the party. (traer)<br />
Trajimos el pollo a la fiesta.<br />
You lost your wallet at the store. (perder)<br />
Usted perdió su cartera en la tienda. Tú perdiste su cartera en la tienda.<br />
They saw a boat in the ocean. (ver)<br />
Ellos vieron un barco en el mar.<br />
*We put the shoes in the closet. (poner)<br />
Pusimos los zapatos en el armario.<br />
*I had to go to school yesterday. (tener)<br />
Tuve que ir a la escuela ayer.<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs- Practice Sentences<br />
*I believed she left Wednesday. (creer, ir)<br />
Creí que ella se fue el miércoles.<br />
*She made breakfast for 10 people. (hacer)<br />
Ella hizo el desayuno para diez personas.<br />
He broke his leg while playing soccer. (romper)<br />
Él rompió su pierna jugando el fútbol.<br />
*How was the movie? (ser)<br />
¿Cómo fue la película?<br />
You ate the hot dog and hamburger. (comer)<br />
Usted comió el perro caliente y la hamburguesa. Tú comiste el perro<br />
caliente y la hamburguesa.<br />
*irregular irregular
QUIZ TIME!!!
ER Verbs <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
To eat (comer): she ate, I ate, they ate<br />
__________, __________ , ____________<br />
*To be (ser): I was, you were, we were<br />
__________ , __________ or __________ , ____________<br />
*To make/do (hacer): I made, we made, she made<br />
__________ , __________, ____________<br />
To lose (perder): she lost, they lost, we lost<br />
__________, __________ , ____________<br />
*To see (ver): you saw, they saw, we saw<br />
__________ or __________, __________ , ____________<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
*To put (poner): they gave, you gave, we gave<br />
__________ , __________ or __________ , ____________<br />
*To believe (creer): we believed, I believed, she believed<br />
__________ , __________ , ____________<br />
*To have (tener): you had, I had, we had<br />
__________ or __________, __________ , ____________<br />
To break (romper): she broke, they broke, I broke<br />
__________ , __________ , ____________<br />
*To bring (traer): I brought, she brought, they brought<br />
__________ , __________ , ____________<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
*We put the shoes in the closet. (poner)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
*She made breakfast for 10 people. (hacer)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
They saw a boat in the ocean. (ver)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
*I believed she left Wednesday. (creer, ir)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
You ate the hot dog and hamburger. (comer)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
*How was the movie? (ser)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
*We brought chicken to the party. (traer)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
You lost your wallet at the store. (perder)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
He broke his leg while playing soccer. (romper)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
*I had to go to school yesterday. (tener)<br />
____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
*irregular irregular
ANSWER KEY!!!
ER Verbs- <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
To eat (comer): she ate, I ate, they ate<br />
ella comió, yo comí, ellos comieron<br />
*To be (ser): I was, you were, we were<br />
yo fui, tú fuiste o usted fue, nosotros fuimos<br />
*To make/do (hacer): I made, we made, she made<br />
yo hice, nosotros hicimos, ella hizo<br />
To lose (perder): she lost, they lost, we lost<br />
ella perdío, ellos perdieron, nosotros perdimos<br />
*To see (ver): you saw, they saw, we saw<br />
tú viste o usted vio, ellas vieron, nosotros vimos<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs- <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
*To put (poner): they gave, you gave, we gave<br />
ellas pusieron, tú pusiste o usted puso, nosotros pusimos<br />
*To believe (creer): we believed, I believed, she believed<br />
nosotros creímos, yo creí, ella creyó<br />
*To have (tener): you had, I had, we had<br />
tú tuviste o usted tuvo, yo tuve, nosotros tuvimos<br />
To break (romper): she broke, they broke, I broke<br />
ella rompió, ellos rompieron, yo rompí<br />
*To bring (traer): I brought, she brought, they brought<br />
yo traje, ella trajo, ellos trajeron<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
*We put the shoes in the closet. (poner)<br />
Pusimos los zapatos en el armario.<br />
*She made breakfast for 10 people. (hacer)<br />
Ella hizo el desayuno para diez personas.<br />
They saw a boat in the ocean. (ver)<br />
Ellos vieron un barco en el mar.<br />
*I believed she left Wednesday. (creer, ir)<br />
Creí que ella se fue el miércoles.<br />
You ate the hot dog and hamburger. (comer)<br />
Usted comió el perro caliente y la hamburguesa. Tú comiste el perro<br />
caliente y la hamburguesa.<br />
*irregular irregular
ER Verbs <strong>Preterite</strong> Quiz<br />
*How was the movie? (ser)<br />
¿Cómo fue la película?<br />
*We brought chicken to the party. (traer)<br />
Trajimos el pollo a la fiesta.<br />
You lost your wallet at the store. (perder)<br />
Usted perdió su cartera en la tienda. Tú perdiste su cartera en la tienda.<br />
He broke his leg while playing soccer. (romper)<br />
Él rompió su pierna jugando el fútbol.<br />
*I had to go to school yesterday. (tener)<br />
Tuve que ir a la escuela ayer.<br />
*irregular irregular
THE END!!<br />
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