At school: -er and -ir verbs 1st person singular preterite | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the English and Spanish.
- to have dinner, having dinner
  
  ⇔
  
  cenar ✓
- to speak, speaking
  
  ⇔
  
  hablar ✓
- to help, helping
  
  ⇔
  
  ayudar ✓
- to work, working
  
  ⇔
  
  trabajar ✓
- to learn, learning
  
  ⇔
  
  aprender ✓
Match the Spanish to the English.
- dormir
  
  ⇔
  
  to sleep, sleeping ✓
- escribir
  
  ⇔
  
  to write, writing ✓
- decidir
  
  ⇔
  
  to decide, deciding ✓
- repartir
  
  ⇔
  
  to hand out, handing out ✓
- ir
  
  ⇔
  
  to go, going ✓
Order the pronouns: I, you, he, she, we, they.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  yo
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  tú
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  él
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  ella
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  nosotros, nosotras
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  ellos, ellas
'I do my homework before sleeping.' Choose the correct translation.
- Hago mis deberes después de dormir.
- Haces mis deberes antes de dormir.
- Haces mis deberes después de dormir.
- Hago mis deberes antes de dormir. ✓
- Hacer mis deberes antes de dormir.
'______ las respuestas después de dar mi actividad al profesor.' Choose the correct verb.
- Cené
- Hablé
- Ayudé
- Miré ✓
- Trabajé
Write in Spanish: 'I learned'.
- 'Aprendé.' ✓

If the final syllable of a word is stressed and the word ends in ______, there is an accent on the final vowel.
- n or s
- a consonant other than n or s
- a vowel, n or s ✓
- a vowel
Match the Spanish and English.
- compartir
  
  ⇔
  
  to share, sharing ✓
- describir
  
  ⇔
  
  to describe, describing ✓
- imprimir
  
  ⇔
  
  to print, printing ✓
- elegir
  
  ⇔
  
  to choose, choosing ✓
Match the English and Spanish.
- dialogue
  
  ⇔
  
  el diálogo ✓
- short
  
  ⇔
  
  corto, corta ✓
- long
  
  ⇔
  
  largo, larga ✓
- finally
  
  ⇔
  
  finalmente ✓
Which verb means 'I choose?'
- elegir
- elijo ✓
- elegí
Write in English: 'Describí el libro'.
- 'I described the book.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'I shared the answers.'
- 'Compartí las respuestas.' ✓

Loading worksheet ...

Loading presentation ...

If the final syllable is stressed and the word ends in a vowel or 'n' or 's' there is an accent on the final vowel.
The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in preterite ends in -í, e.g. 'describí'.
The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in present ends in -o, e.g.' describo'.

-er and -ir verbs have different endings in the preterite.

-er and -ir verbs share the same endings in the preterite. The 'I' form of both -er and -ir verbs is -í.