Lesson 46 · 9:19
Eaten and lived
The past tense of -er and -ir verbs: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron, and why Mexicans ask ¿ya comiste?
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What you learn
- -er / -ir preterite: comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comieron
- Stressed -é is only for -ar verbs
- comimos (past) vs comemos (present); vivimos is both
- salgo → salí; stem changes vanish: volvió
- In Mexico: ¿Ya comiste? rather than ¿Ya has comido?
Sentences you can say
- ¿Ya comiste? (Have you eaten?)
- Viví allá dos años.
- Salieron temprano.
Watch out for
"Comé" → -é belongs to -ar verbs: Comí.