17.1.4

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.
  • Entendimos - we understood.
  • Entendisteis - you understood.
  • Entendieron - they understood.
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.
  • Conocimos - we knew, met.
  • Conocisteis - you knew, met.
  • Conocieron - they knew, met.
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.
  • Volvimos - we returned.
  • Volvisteis - you returned.
  • Volvieron - they returned.
Illustrative background for Aprender - to learnIllustrative background for Aprender - to learn ?? "content

Aprender - to learn

  • Aprendí - I learnt.
  • Aprendiste - you learnt.
  • Aprend - he/she learnt.
  • Aprendimos - we learnt.
  • Aprendisteis - you learnt.
  • Aprendieron - they learnt.
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.
  • Debimos - we had to.
  • Debisteis - you had to.
  • Debieron - they had to.

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