In this exercise, you should circle the correct form of the **-er** and **-ir** verbs in the preterite to make grammatically correct sentences. Look at the table below to see the endings for these verbs:

|Singular |Plural |
|–|–|
|Yo **-í** |Nosotros **-imos**|
|Tú **-iste**|Ustedes **-ieron** (Mexico)|
|Él/Ella **-ió**|Ellos/Ellas **-ieron**|

**Tip:** Remember that **the verb matches the subject in person and number.** This is how you will know which form of the verb to circle.

1. Ayer, Lorena **perdió** el dinero…
(Yesterday, Lorena lost the money in a shopping mall.)

Lorena is the subject and third-person singular, so we used the third-person singular form of the verb *perd**er** (to lose),* which is *”perd**ió**.”*

2. Anteayer, Lorena y Carmen **volvieron** muy tarde.
(The day before yesterday, Lorena and Carmen returned very late.)

The subject is they (Lorena and Carmen) and accordingly, we used the third-person plural form of the verb *volv**er** (to lose),* which is *”volv**ieron**.”*

3. Ernesto y yo **salimos** a beber…
(Ernesto and I went out to drink soda.)

The subject is we (Ernesto and I) and accordingly, we used the first-person plural form of the verb *sal**ir** (to go out),* which is *”sal**imos**.”*

4. Yo **subí** las escaleras.
(I climbed the stairs.)

The subject is first-person singular, so we used the first-person form of the verb *sub**ir** (to climb/to go up),* which is *”sub**í**.”*

5. Tú **viste** la camisa…
(You saw the shirt you want.)

Here, the subject is second-person singular, so we used the second-person singular form of the verb *v**er** (to see),* which is *”v**iste**.”*

See the **detailed explanation.**

1. perdió
2. volvieron
3. salimos
4. subí
5. viste

In this exercise, you should put the correct form of the **-er** and **-ir** verbs in the preterite to answer the questions.

**Tip:** Remember that **the verb matches the subject in person and number.** This is how you will know which form of the verb to put.

Look at the table below to see the endings for these verbs:

|Singular |Plural |
|–|–|
|Yo **-í** |Nosotros **-imos**|
|Tú **-iste**|Ustedes **-ieron** (Mexico)|
|Él/Ella **-ió**|Ellos/Ellas **-ieron**|

The **1st** question reads:
At what time did you (plural) go out of your house? (3:00)

– Nosotros **salimos** a las tres en la trade de mi casa.
*(We went out of my house at 3 o’clock.)*

The subject here is first-person plural (we), so we used the first-person plural form of the verb *sal**ir** (to go out),* which is *”sal**imos**.”*

The **2nd** question reads:
What did Inés and Cecilia see? (shoes)

– Inés y Cecilia **vieron** unos zapatos.
*(Inés and Cecilia saw some shoes.)*

The subject is third-person plural (they), so we used the third-person plural form of the verb *v**er** (to see),* which is *”v**ieron**.”*

The **3rd** question reads:
Where did Inés lose the money? (in a sports shop)

– Inés **perdió** el dinero en la tienda de deportes.
*(Inés lost the money in a sports shop.)*

Inés is third-person singular (she), so we used the third-person singular form of the verb *perd**er** (to lose),* which is *”perd**ió**.”*

The **4th** question reads:
Did you return to the shop to look for him/it? (Yes)

– Sí, yo **volví** a la tienda para buscarlo.
*(Yes, I returned to the shop to look for him/it.)*

The subject here is first-person singular (I), so we used the first-person singular form of the verb *volv**er** (to go out),* which is *”volv**í**.”*

See the **detailed explanation.**

In this exercise, you should put the correct form of the **-er** and **-ir** verbs in the preterite to create sentences.

**Tip:** Remember that **the verb matches the subject in person and number.** This is how you will know which form of the verb to put.

Look at the table below to see the endings for these verbs:

|Singular |Plural |
|–|–|
|Yo **-í** |Nosotros **-imos**|
|Tú **-iste**|Ustedes **-ieron** (Mexico)|
|Él/Ella **-ió**|Ellos/Ellas **-ieron**|

1. Mi tía y Norberto **compartieron** el postre.
*(My aunt and Norberto shared the dessert.)*

The subject is third-person plural (they), so we used the third-person plural form of the verb *comprat**ir** (to share)*, and got *”compart**ieron**.”*

2. Luego ella **abrió** los regalos.
*(Later, she opened the presents.)*

The subject is third-person singular (she), so we used the third-person singular form of the verb *abr**ir** (to open)*, and got *”abr**ió**.”*

3. Por fin nosotros **volvimos** a casa.
*(Finally, we returned home.)*

The subject is first-person plural (we), therefore, we used the first-person plural form of the verb *volv**er** (to return)*, and got *”volv**imos**.”*

See the **detailed explanation.**