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Understanding Regular -IR Verbs in the Preterite Tense

Explore the essential aspects of conjugating regular -ir verbs in the preterite tense. This lesson focuses on completed actions in the past, highlighting examples like "I rode the pony at the circus" and "He read the book." The preterite tense is crucial for describing events that have finished, but it's important to note that certain contexts like physical description, weather, and emotions don't use the preterite but rather the imperfect tense. Practice with the verb "vivir" (to live) and enhance your understanding of this vital grammar point.

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Understanding Regular -IR Verbs in the Preterite Tense

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  1. Conjugate regular –ir in the preterite Grammar essential #53

  2. Preterite Tense Preterite tense is used to tell actions that happen in the past. It is used for actions that are done and completed. Boom, done. Example: I rode the pony at the circus. He read the book. We ordered the tickets for the show.

  3. Preterite Tense You cannot use preterite to describe the following in preterite (it will be imperfect tense): PWATER • Physical description • Weather • Age • Time • Emotion • Reoccurring Actions

  4. Preterite Tense regular -ir We will practice with the infinitive vivir – to live It is the same as regular -er

  5. Regular –ir endings in the preterite

  6. vivir = to live

  7. Vivir = to live

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