Preterite Tense: ER Verbs Aaron Losness Preterite-Past 1. Fixed point of time 2. Specific number of actions 3. I called you at 3:00. We saw the movie last night. I called you five times. She read the book twice. Enclosed amount of time I worked for eight hours. He lived there for two years. IR Verb Conjugation-PAST Vivir = to drink Abrir = to open Replace the -ir I = yo -í I lived I opened Yo viví Yo abrí You = tú (familiar) -iste You lived You opened Tú bebiste Tú comiste He = él She = ella -ió He lived She opened Él bebió Ella comió We = nosotros -imos We lived We opened Nosotros bebimos Nosotros comimos They = ellos/ellas -ieron They lived Ellos bebieron They opened Ellas comieron You (formal) = usted You (formal) = ustedes IR Verbs-PAST (I, you, they) *Venir: to come (yo vine, tú viniste, ellos vinieron) *Pedir: to ask for (yo pedí, usted pidió, ellas pidieron) Salir: to leave (yo salí, tú saliste, ellos salieron) Escribir: to write (yo escribí, tú escribiste, ellas escribieron) *Decir: to say, tell (yo dije, usted dijo, ellos dijeron) *Dormir: to sleep (yo dormí, tú dormiste, ellas durmieron) *Oír: to hear (yo oí, usted oyó, ellos oyeron) *Sentir: to feel (yo sentí, tú sentiste, ellas sintieron) *Mentir: to lie (yo mentí, usted mintió, ellos mintieron) *Ir: to go (yo fui, tú fuiste, ellas fueron) * irregular IR Verbs- Practice Sentences I felt sick yesterday. (sentir) Me sentí enfermo ayer. *She went to the store to buy milk. (ir) Ella fue a la tienda para comprar leche. You slept for eight hours last night. (dormir) Tú dormiste por ocho horas anoche. Usted durmió por ocho horas anoche. *Who told you about the new restaurant? (decir) ¿Quién te dijo sobre el nuevo restaurante? *She left work early. (salir) Ella salió el trabajo temprano. * irregular IR Verbs- Practice Sentences *We came to your house last week. (venir) Vinimos a su casa la semana pasada. Did you write that? (escribir) ¿Tú escribiste esto? ¿ Escribió usted esto? I asked for a reply. (pedir) Yo pedí una respuesta. *They heard a noise in the room. (oír) Ellos oyeron un ruido en el cuarto. *She lied to her friend. (mentir) Ella mintió a su amiga. * irregular QUIZ TIME!!! IR Verbs Preterite Quiz *To request, ask for (pedir): she requested, I asked for, they requested __________, __________ , ____________ To write (escribir): I wrote, you wrote, we wrote __________ , __________ or __________ , ____________ *To sleep (dormir): I slept, we slept, she slept __________ , __________, ____________ *To feel (sentir): she felt, they felt, we felt __________, __________ , ____________ *To say, tell (decir): you said, they said, we told __________ or __________, __________ , ____________ *irregular irregular IR Verbs Preterite Quiz *To lie (mentir): they lied, you lied, we lied __________ , __________ or __________ , ____________ *To come (venir): we came, I came, she came __________ , __________ , ____________ To leave (salir): you left, I left, we left __________ or __________, __________ , ____________ *To hear (oír): she heard, they heard, I heard __________ , __________ , ____________ *To go (ir): I went, she went, they went __________ , __________ , ____________ *irregular irregular IR Verbs Preterite Quiz *She lied to her friend. (mentir) ____________________________________________________________ I asked for a reply. (pedir) ____________________________________________________________ *Who told you about the new restaurant? (decir) ____________________________________________________________ I felt sick yesterday. (sentir) ____________________________________________________________ Did you write that? (escribir) ____________________________________________________________ *irregular irregular IR Verbs Preterite Quiz *They heard a noise in the room. (oír) _____________________________________________________________ *She left work early. (salir) _____________________________________________________________ *We came to your house last week. (venir) _____________________________________________________________ *She went to the store to buy milk. (ir) _____________________________________________________________ You slept for eight hours last night. (dormir) _____________________________________________________________ *irregular irregular ANSWER KEY!!! IR Verbs- Preterite Quiz *To request, ask for (pedir): she requested, I asked for, they requested ella pidió, yo pedí, ellos pidieron To write (escribir): I wrote, you wrote, we wrote yo escribí , tú escribiste o usted escribió , nosotros escribimos *To sleep (dormir): I slept, we slept, she slept yo dormí , nosotros dormimos, ella durmió *To feel (sentir): she felt, they felt, we felt ella sintió, ellos sintieron, nosotros sentimos *To say, tell (decir): you said, they said, we told tú dijiste o usted dijo, ellas dijeron, nosotros dijimos *irregular irregular IR Verbs- Preterite Quiz *To lie (mentir): they lied, you lied, we lied ellas mentieron, tú mentiste o usted mintió, nosotros mentimos *To come (venir): we came, I came, she came nosotros vinimos, yo vine, ella vino To leave (salir): you left, I left, we left tú saliste o usted salió, yo salí, nosotros salimos *To hear (oír): she heard, they heard, I heard ella oyó, ellos oyeron, yo oí *To go (ir): I went, she went, they went yo fui, ella fue, ellos fueron *irregular irregular IR Verbs Preterite Quiz *She lied to her friend. (mentir) Ella mintió a su amiga. I asked for a reply. (pedir) Yo pedí una respuesta. *Who told you about the new restaurant? (decir) ¿Quién te dijo sobre el nuevo restaurante? I felt sick yesterday. (sentir) Me sentí enfermo ayer. Did you write that? (escribir) ¿Tú escribiste esto? ¿Escribió usted esto? *irregular irregular IR Verbs Preterite Quiz *They heard a noise in the room. (oír) Ellos oyeron un ruido en el cuarto. *She left work early. (salir) Ella salió el trabajo temprano. *We came to your house last week. (venir) Vinimos a su casa la semana pasada. *She went to the store to buy milk. (ir) Ella fue a la tienda para comprar leche. You slept for eight hours last night. (dormir) Tú dormiste por ocho horas anoche. Usted durmió por ocho horas anoche. *irregular irregular THE END!! [email protected] http://www.losnessgroup.com/Spanish_lessons.html