spanish preterite notes

El Pretérito- Past tense ER/IR 

–AR verbs in the past tense: 

-ER -IR  verbs in the past tense:

  → Yes, both ER and IR share ALL forms!

Do you remember the keywords that are used with past tense? 

Conocer - ____to know (met)_______(add a after conocer) ______

Volver - ___to return (returned)_______

Meter - to put___

*Divertirse -  ___to have fun (had fun)_________

*bottom two forms e-i spelling change

A PRACTICAR:

1. Yesterday I put my books in my backpack. 

Ayer, metí mis libros en mi mochila.____________________________________________________________

2. Last night my sister had fun at the movie theater.  

_Anoche, mi hermana se divirtió en el cine.

3. Last month they returned to the United States. 

El mes pasado, ellos volvieron a los Estados Unidos.