Spanish grammar
-í, -iste, -ió
Say what you did (-er / -ir verbs).
From the scene Comí en la oficina (I ate in the office)
In short
In the past, -er and -ir verbs share the endings -í, -iste, -ió: comí, saliste, volvió.
- I ate comí
- you went out saliste
- she went out salió
- I wrote escribí
- she came back volvió
Your turn
Which one goes with you went out?
Options: saliste · comí · salió
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you went out → saliste
How it works
Regular -er and -ir verbs share the same past endings: -í (I), -iste (you), -ió (he / she).
Good to know
Comí = I ate, saliste = you went out, volvió = she came back.
I ate comí
Nuria
Comí en la oficina. No salí.
I ate in the office. I did not go out.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) en la oficina. No salí.
Options: Comí · Saliste · Salió
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Nuria
Comí en la oficina. No salí.
I ate in the office. I did not go out.
you went out saliste
Your turn
What goes with saliste?
Options: I ate · she went out · you went out
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saliste → you went out
she went out salió
Nuria
Sí. Salió con sus amigos.
Yes. She went out with her friends.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sí. (blank) con sus amigos.
Options: Saliste · Salió · Comí
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Nuria
Sí. Salió con sus amigos.
Yes. She went out with her friends.
I wrote escribí
Nuria
Escribí correos todo el día.
I wrote emails all day.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) correos todo el día.
Options: Comí · Saliste · Escribí
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Nuria
Escribí correos todo el día.
I wrote emails all day.
she came back volvió
Nuria
Sí, volvió muy tarde.
Yes, she came back very late.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sí, (blank) muy tarde.
Options: volvió · comí · saliste
Show answer
Nuria
Sí, volvió muy tarde.
Yes, she came back very late.
Common mistake
Not Salí or Saliste here. She (the boss).
Sí. Salió con sus amigos.
Yes. She went out with her friends.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I ate | comí |
|---|---|
| you went out | saliste |
| she went out | salió |
| I wrote | escribí |
| she came back | volvió |
More lines from the story
- TomásPues escribe uno más... ¡a otra empresa!Well, write one more... to another company!
- NuriaYa lo sé. Y cuando volvió, ¡me escribió diez correos!I know. And when she came back, she wrote me ten emails!