Yo hablé.
I spoke.
I did speak.
ER verbs: the ending for YO
é
Bail
What is missing?
Step 3: add the ending
Yo _______________ (hablar)
hablé
vení
yo
¿Tú nadaste?
Did you swim?
You swam?
ER verbs: the ending for Usted.
ió
Comer
What is missing?
Step 1: Take off the ER
Tú _________________(comer)
comiste
Salimos
Nosotros
Mariana patinó.
Mariana skated.
Mariana did skate.
IR verbs: the ending for Ella.
ió
Vend
What is missing?
Step 3: Add the ending
Usted ______________(salir)
salió
nadé
Yo
Caminamos en la playa anoche.
We walked on the beach at night.
We did walk on the beach at night.
AR verbs: Ending of Nosotros
amos
________________
What is missing?
Step 2: Write the stem
Mi amigo y yo ______________(vender)
venimos
Caminamos
¿Lavantaste pesas?
Did you lift weights?
These two kinds of verbs have the same endings in the preterite form.
IR and ER verbs
Vendio
What is missing
an accent
Ustedes ______________ (escribir)
escribieron
Nadasteis
Vosotros