The Preterite Tense of the Irregular Verbs: Ir, Ser, Ver, Dar
Preterite means past tense. Used to express an event or action that began and ended at a definite time in the past. Example: I went to the store. I bought a Dr.Pepper. I accidentally spilled it.
Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs: Do not follow a normal pattern of conjugation (stem + ending). You just have to memorize the different conjugations of an irregular verb.
4 irregular preterite verbs The 4 irregular preterite verbs we will be using are...
Ir means TO GO
Ser means TO BE
Ver means TO SEE
Dar means TO GIVE
Ir & Ser “Ir” and “Ser” have the EXACT same conjugations in the preterite tense!
Preterite Ir yo fui nosotros fuimos tú fuiste él/ella/Ud. fue ellos/ellas/Uds. fueron
Preterite Ser yo fui nosotros fuimos tú fuiste él/ella/Ud. fue ellos/ellas/Uds. fueron
Preterite VER yo vi nosotros vimos tú viste él/ella/Ud. vio ellos/ellas/Uds. vieron
Preterite Dar yo di nosotros dimos tú diste él/ella/Ud. dio ellos/ellas/Uds. dieron
Checking for Understanding
What does preterite mean? Past tense
What is an irregular verb? Does not follow a normal pattern of conjugation (stem + ending). You just have to memorize the different conjugations of an irregular verb.
What are the 4 irregular preterite verbs you learned today? Ir Ser Ver Dar
What does “ir” mean? to go
What does “ser” mean? to be
What does “ver” mean? to see
What does “dar” mean? to give
Which two verbs have the same conjugation in the preterite tense? Ir and Ser
What are the preterite conjugations of “ir?” yo nosotros tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. fui fuiste fue fuimos fueron
What are the preterite conjugations of “ser?” yo nosotros tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. fui fuiste fue fuimos fueron
What are the preterite conjugations of “ver?” yo nosotros tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. vi viste vio vimos vieron
What are the preterite conjugations of “dar?” yo nosotros tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. di diste dio dimos dieron
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