Regular ER Verbs
Spanish: KS3, topic 17.1.4
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):
Comí - I ate
Comiste - you ate
Comió - he/she ate
Comimos - we ate
Comisteis - you ate
Comieron - they ate
5 Common Regular ER Verbs
Entender - to understand
- Entendí - I understood.
- Entendiste - you understood.
- Entendió - he/she understood.
- Entendimos - we understood.
- Entendisteis - you understood.
- Entendieron - they understood.
Conocer - to know, meet
- Conocí - I knew, met.
- Conociste - you knew, met.
- Conoció - he/she knew, met.
- Conocimos - we knew, met.
- Conocisteis - you knew, met.
- Conocieron - they knew, met.
Volver - to return
- Volví - I returned.
- Volviste - you returned.
- Volvió - he/she returned.
- Volvimos - we returned.
- Volvisteis - you returned.
- Volvieron - they returned.
Aprender - to learn
- Aprendí - I learnt.
- Aprendiste - you learnt.
- Aprendió - he/she learnt.
- Aprendimos - we learnt.
- Aprendisteis - you learnt.
- Aprendieron - they learnt.
Deber - to have to, to must
- Debí - I had to.
- Debiste - you had to.
- Debió - he/she had to.
- Debimos - we had to.
- Debisteis - you had to.
- Debieron - they had to.
Test yourself on Regular ER Verbs
How do you say 'they ate' in Spanish?
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¿Cómo diriais 'I had to' en español?