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Regular ER Verbs in the Preterite Tense

To form the preterite tense for regular ER verbs, remove the ER and add the correct endings for each person. The endings added for regular ER verbs in the preterite are the same as for regular IR verbs. Here is the example with 'comer' (to eat):

5 Common Regular ER Verbs

Entender - to understand

Entender - to understand

  • Entendí - I understood.
  • Entendiste - you understood.
  • Entend - he/she understood.
  • Entendimos - we understood.
  • Entendisteis - you (plural) understood.
  • Entendieron - they understood.
Conocer - to know, meet

Conocer - to know, meet

  • Conocí - I knew, met.
  • Conociste - you knew, met.
  • Conoc - he/she knew, met.
  • Conocimos - we knew, met.
  • Conocisteis - you (plural) knew, met.
  • Conocieron - they knew, met.
Volver - to return

Volver - to return

  • Volví - I returned.
  • Volviste - you returned.
  • Volv - he/she returned.
  • Volvimos - we returned.
  • Volvisteis - you (plural) returned.
  • Volvieron - they returned.
Aprender - to learn

Aprender - to learn

  • Aprendí - I learnt.
  • Aprendiste - you learnt.
  • Aprend - he/she learnt.
  • Aprendimos - we learnt.
  • Aprendisteis - you (plural) learnt.
  • Aprendieron - they learnt.
Deber - to have to, to must

Deber - to have to, to must

  • Debí - I had to.
  • Debiste - you had to.
  • Deb - he/she had to.
  • Debimos - we had to.
  • Debisteis - you (plural) had to.
  • Debieron - they had to.
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