IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE. Many verbs do not follow the normal rules of conjugation in the preterite. These verbs are irregular in the preterite.

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1 IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE

2 Many verbs do not follow the normal rules of conjugation in the preterite. These verbs are irregular in the preterite. Let’s look at these verbs:

3 Ir—to go Fui Fuiste Fue Fuimos Fueron

4 Ser—to be Fui Fuiste Fue Fuimos Fueron

5 Did you notice that ir and ser have the exact same preterite forms?

6 Ir/ser—to go/to be Fui Fuiste Fue Fuimos Fueron

7 Dar—to give Di Diste Dio Dimos Dieron

8 Ver—to see Vi Viste Vio Vimos Vieron

9 Did you notice that dar and ver have the same endings? They are only different by 1 letter.

10 Hacer—to make; to do Hice Hiciste Hizo Hicimos Hicieron

11 All irregular preterite verbs will share the same set of endings: e iste o No accent marks! imos isteis ieron

12 Venir—to come Vine Viniste Vino Vinimos Vinieron

13 Querer*--to want (*meaning changes in the preterite) Quise Quisiste Quiso Quisimos Quisieron

14 The “i” verbs Hacer Venir Querer These verbs have an “i” in their preterite stem.

15 Poder*—to be able to (*meaning changes in the preterite) Pude Pudiste Pudo Pudimos Pudieron

16 Poner—to put Puse Pusiste Puso Pusimos Pusieron

17 Saber—to know (facts, information, how to do something) Supe Supiste Supo Supimos Supieron

18 Caber—to fit Cupe Cupiste Cupo Cupimos Cupieron

19 The “u” verbs Poder Poner Saber Caber These verbs all have a “u” in their preterite stem.

20 Andar—to wander, to walk around Anduve Anduviste Anduvo Anduvimos Anduvieron

21 Tener*—to have (changes meaning in the preterite) Tuve Tuviste Tuvo Tuvimos Tuvieron

22 Estar—to be Estuve Estuviste Estuvo Estuvimos Estuvieron

23 “uv” verbs Andar Tener Estar These verbs have “uv” in their preterite stems

24 Decir—to say; to tell Dije Dijiste Dijo Dijimos Dijeron

25 Traer—to bring Traje Trajiste Trajo Trajimos Trajeron

26 Producir—to produce (also all –ucir verbs) Produje Produjiste Produjo Produjimos Produjeron

27 The “j” verbs Decir Producir Traer All of the stems have a “j” in their spelling There is no “i” in the ellos/ellas/Uds. ending

28 SIDVQPATCHES One way to remember the irregular verbs is to memorize the acronym “SIDVQPATCHES”

29 Ser IrIr Dar, Decir Ver, Venir Querer Poder, Poner, Producir (-ucir) Andar Tener, Traer Caber Hacer Estar Saber