As you can see, these are the -ar, -er, and -ir preterite forms of the verbs comprar, comer, and escribir. For the -ar verbs, the endings change with a's. For the -er verbs, the endings are changed with an i, as well as the -ir verbs.
Now here is a rhyme used to remember the -AR verbs:
Little miss Mufle
sat on her aste
eating her oasty o
along came amos
and sat on her asteis
so whats aron with that?
and her is a song used to remember the -ER/-IR verbs:
Old Mac Paco had a farm
i,iste,io
and on his farm he had a vaca
i,iste,io
with an imos here,
and an isteis there,
here ieron, there ieron,
everybody ieron, ieron
old mac paco had a farm
i,iste,io
Now here is some practice!
complete each sentence with a verb in the preterite.
1. Mis amigos y yo _____________ (viajar) a florida el ano pasado.
2. Yo _______________ (cenar) con mis padres anoche.
3. Tu ___________________ (beber) la leche con la cena, no?
4. Juan y Carmen me _______________ (escribir) unos emails la semana pasada.
Now here is a rhyme used to remember the -AR verbs:
Little miss Mufle
sat on her aste
eating her oasty o
along came amos
and sat on her asteis
so whats aron with that?
and her is a song used to remember the -ER/-IR verbs:
Old Mac Paco had a farm
i,iste,io
and on his farm he had a vaca
i,iste,io
with an imos here,
and an isteis there,
here ieron, there ieron,
everybody ieron, ieron
old mac paco had a farm
i,iste,io
Now here is some practice!
complete each sentence with a verb in the preterite.
1. Mis amigos y yo _____________ (viajar) a florida el ano pasado.
2. Yo _______________ (cenar) con mis padres anoche.
3. Tu ___________________ (beber) la leche con la cena, no?
4. Juan y Carmen me _______________ (escribir) unos emails la semana pasada.