8.2.6

Regular ER Verbs

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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. Here is the example with 'comer' (to eat):

5 Common Regular ER Verbs

Illustrative background for Entender - to understandIllustrative background for Entender - to understand ?? "content

Entender - to understand

  • Entendí - I understood.
  • Entendiste - you understood.
  • Entend - he/she understood / you understood (formal).
  • Entendimos - we understood.
  • Entendisteis - you understood (plural).
  • Entendieron - they understood / you understood (formal plural).
Illustrative background for Conocer - to know, meetIllustrative background for Conocer - to know, meet ?? "content

Conocer - to know, meet

  • Conocí - I knew, met.
  • Conociste - you knew, met.
  • Conoc - he/she knew, met / you knew, met (formal).
  • Conocimos - we knew, met.
  • Conocisteis - you knew, met (plural).
  • Conocieron - they knew, met / you knew, met (formal plural).
Illustrative background for Volver - to returnIllustrative background for Volver - to return ?? "content

Volver - to return

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

  • Aprendí - I learnt.
  • Aprendiste - you learnt.
  • Aprend - he/she learnt / you learnt (formal).
  • Aprendimos - we learnt.
  • Aprendisteis - you learnt (plural).
  • Aprendieron - they learnt / you learnt (formal plural).
Illustrative background for Deber - to have to, to mustIllustrative background for Deber - to have to, to must ?? "content

Deber - to have to, to must

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

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5The World Around Us

6Social Activities, Fitness & Health

7Listening

8Common Tenses

9Important Verbs

10Advanced Tenses

11Extra Grammar

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