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