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Regular IR Verbs in the Preterite Tense

To form the preterite tense for regular IR verbs, remove the IR and add the correct endings for each person (same endings as for regular ER verbs). Here is the example with 'vivir' (to live):

5 Common Regular IR Verbs

Salir - to go out

Salir - to go out

  • Salí - I go out.
  • Saliste - you go out.
  • Sal - he/she goes out.
  • Salimos - we go out.
  • Salisteis - you (plural) go out.
  • Salieron - they go out.
Admitir - to accept

Admitir - to accept

  • Admití - I accepted.
  • Admitiste - you accepted.
  • Admit - he/she accepted.
  • Admitimos - we accepted.
  • Admitisteis - you (plural) accepted.
  • Admitieron - they accepted.
Decidir - to decide

Decidir - to decide

  • Decidí - I decided.
  • Decidiste - you decided.
  • Decid - he/she decided.
  • Decidimos - we decided.
  • Decidisteis - you (plural) decided.
  • Decidieron - they decided.
Subir - to go up

Subir - to go up

  • Subí - I went up.
  • Subiste - you went up.
  • Sub - he/she went up.
  • Subimos - we went up.
  • Subisteis - you (plural) went up.
  • Subieron - they went up.
Recibir - to receive

Recibir - to receive

  • Recibí - I received.
  • Recibiste - you received.
  • Recib - he/she received.
  • Recibimos - we received.
  • Recibisteis - you (plural) received.
  • Recibieron - they received.
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