Question

For this flashcard and the eleven following it directly, give either the preterite -er and -ir ending for the pronoun given, or give the pronoun that the given preterite -er and -ir ending goes with.

él, ella, usted

Answer 1

The third person singular preterite endings for -er and -ir verbs in Spanish, applicable to él, ella, and usted, is '-ió,' such as 'comió' for 'comer' and 'vivió' for 'vivir.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The preterite endings for -er and -ir verbs in Spanish are the same. The third person singular preterite endings for -er and -ir verbs in Spanish, applicable to él, ella, and usted, is '-ió,' such as 'comió' for 'comer' and 'vivió' for 'vivir.'

For the third person singular, which includes the pronouns él, ella, and usted, the correct preterite ending is “-ió”. Therefore, for a verb like “comer” (to eat), the third person singular form in preterite tense would be “comió” and for “vivir” (to live) it would be “vivió”.

The preterite endings for the subject pronouns él, ella, and usted (he, she, and you formal) in -er verbs are -ió, -ió, and -ió respectively. And the preterite endings for the subject pronouns él, ella, and usted in -ir verbs are -ió, -ió, and -ió respectively.