In this exercise, you should choose the correct form of the **-er** and **-ir** verbs in the preterite.

**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. B

– Inés _____ for an hour.

Inés is third-person singular, so we will rise that form of the verb *corr**er** (to run)*. As a result, we get ***”corrió.”***

2. D

– You ______ early.

You is second-person singular, so we will use the appropriate form of the verb *volv**er** (to return)*. As a result, we get ***”volviste.”***

3. A

– Inés and I ______ our jackets.

The subject is first-person plural (we), so we will use the appropriate form of the verb *perd**er** (to lose)*. As a result, we get ***”perdimos.”***

4. A

– You _______ his lunch.

Here, you is second-person plural, so we need the second-person plural of the verb *compart**ir** (to share)*. The end result is ***”compartieron.”***

5. D

– I _____ at 10 o’clock.

The subject is first-person singular (I), therefore, we will use the first-person singular form of the verb *sal**ir** (to go out)*, and get **”salí.”**

See the **detailed explanation.**

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D

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

**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. I _____ an e-mail. *(escribir – to write)*

The subject is first-person singular (I). When we conjugate the verb *escribir* to get the first-person singular form in the preterite, we get **”escribí.”**

*Yo escribí…*

2. Lorena and Armando _______ to the movies. *(salir – to go out)*

The subject is third-person plural (they). When we conjugate the verb *salir* to get the third-person plural form in the preterite, we get **”salieron.”**

*Lorena y Armando salieron…*

3. Mrs. Barros, did you ______ the floor of your house? *(barrer – to clean/to sweep/to wipe)*

You is a formal second-person singular. However, in this case, we conjugate the verb *barrer* as we would a third-person singular, so the ending would be *-ió*. The end result is **”barrió.”**

*Señora Barros, ¿usted barrió…?*

4. You _____ in the park. *(correr – to run)*

Here, you is second-person singular and we conjugate it as such. As a result, we get **”corriste.”**

*Tú corriste…*

5. Did Lorena and you ______ an instant message abut the party? *(recibir – to receive)*

The subject is second-person plural (you). When we conjugate the verb *recibir* to get the second-person plural form in the preterite, we get **”recibieron.”**

*¿Lorena y tú recibieron…?*

See the **detailed explanation.**

1. escribí
2. salieron
3. barrió
4. corriste
5. recibieron

In this exercise, you should put the correct form of the **-er** and **-ir** verbs in the preterite and form complete 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. Mis padres **salieron** a un buen restaurante.
*(My parents went out to a good restaurant.)*

The subject is third-person plural, so we conjugated the verb *sal**ir** (to go out)* and got *”sal**ieron**.”*

2. Yo **volví** a Nueva York.
*(I returned to New York.)*

The subject is first-person singular (I), so we used the first-person singular form of the verb *volv**er** (to return)* and got *”volv**í**.”*

3. Mi madre **vendió** mi bicicleta vieja.
*(My mother sold my old bicycle.)*

The subject is third-person singular, so we conjugated the verb *vend**er** (to sell)* and got *”vend**ió**.”*