Verbos -ER/-IR en pret�rito

Learning Objectives Identify regular -ER and -IR verbs in their infinitive form. Recall the correct preterite tense endings for regular -ER and -IR verbs for all subject pronouns. Accurately conjugate regular -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense. Construct simple sentences using regular -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense to describe completed past actions. Differentiate between the preterite endings for -ER and -IR verbs (noting their similarities). Correctly place accent marks on preterite forms of -ER/-IR verbs where required. Use -ER/-IR preterite verbs to answer questions about past events. Did you know that telling stories about what happened yesterday or last week is super easy in Spanish? 🗣️ Let's learn how to talk about past actions! In this lesson,...

TermDefinitionExample PretéritoA past tense in Spanish used to describe actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. Think of it as 'what happened' or 'what someone did'.Yo comí una pizza ayer. (I ate a pizza yesterday.) Verbos -ERVerbs in Spanish whose infinitive form (the basic, unconjugated form) ends with -er.comer (to eat), aprender (to learn), vender (to sell) Verbos -IRVerbs in Spanish whose infinitive form ends with -ir.vivir (to live), escribir (to write), abrir (to open) InfinitivoThe basic, unconjugated form of a verb, which in Spanish typically ends in -ar, -er, or -ir. It means 'to do something'.correr (to run), subir (to go up), leer (to read) Raíz (Stem)The main part of a verb that remains after you remove the -ar, -er, or -ir e...

Preterite Endings for Regular -ER Verbs To conjugate regular -ER verbs in the preterite, remove the -er ending and add these endings to the stem: - yo: -í - tú: -iste - él/ella/usted: -ió - nosotros/nosotras: -imos - vosotros/vosotras: -isteis - ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron These endings are used for all regular verbs ending in -er to describe actions completed in the past. Notice the accent marks on 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms. Preterite Endings for Regular -IR Verbs To conjugate regular -IR verbs in the preterite, remove the -ir ending and add these endings to the stem: - yo: -í - tú: -iste - él/ella/usted: -ió - nosotros/nosotras: -imos - vosotros/vosotras: -isteis - ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron These endings are used for all regular verbs...