6.2.8

Regular IR Verbs

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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

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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.
Illustrative background for Admitir - to acceptIllustrative background for Admitir - to accept ?? "content

Admitir - to accept

  • Admití - I accepted.
  • Admitiste - you accepted.
  • Admit - he/she accepted.
  • Admitimos - we accepted.
  • Admitisteis - you (plural) accepted.
  • Admitieron - they accepted.
Illustrative background for Decidir - to decideIllustrative background for Decidir - to decide ?? "content

Decidir - to decide

  • Decidí - I decided.
  • Decidiste - you decided.
  • Decid - he/she decided.
  • Decidimos - we decided.
  • Decidisteis - you (plural) decided.
  • Decidieron - they decided.
Illustrative background for Subir - to go upIllustrative background for Subir - to go up ?? "content

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.
Illustrative background for Recibir - to receiveIllustrative background for Recibir - to receive ?? "content

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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