The preterit tense in Spanish is used to describe past actions that have been completed.
For example: I walked to the store. He gave me the money yesterday. He saw an accident
last week.
This unit you will be learning about IRREGULAR PRETERIT VERBS and how to
conjugate them.
- For all IRREGULAR PRETERIT VERBS you take the NEW stem….the one in the
bold
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U
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I
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J
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*Estar- estuv = to be *Tener – tuv = to have *Poder- pud = to be able to *Andar-anduv = to walk *Poner – pus = to put / set *Saber- sup = to know |
*Querer- quis = to want/love *Venir – vin = to come to *Hacer- hic = to do/make |
*Decir- dij = to say/ tell *Traer- traj = to bring *traducir-traduj = to translate *conducir-conduj = to drive |
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Note: Hacer has a spelling change from hic to hiz in the 3rd person, singular conjugation : Hacer has a spelling change from hic to in the 3 person, singular conjugation |
Note: Since these verbs end in a J, for the 3rd person, plural conjugation add Since these verbs end in a J, for the 3 person, plural conjugation add- ERON instead of -IERON |
- Then add the following endings:
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e
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imos
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iste
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X
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o
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ieron
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- Super irregular preterit verbs
- (don’t follow a pattern & must be memorized !!!)
DAR = to give VER= to see SER= To Be IR = To go
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Di |
Dimos |
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Diste |
x |
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Dio |
Dieron |
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Fui |
Fuimos |
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Fuiste |
X |
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Fue |
Fueron |
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Vi |
Vimos |
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Viste |
x |
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Vio |
Vieron |
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(Differentiate according to context)