The Preterite tense
What is the preterite tense in Spanish? An action completed ONCE in the past ONE SHOT DEAL Something that is started and finished in the past.
Regular AR Verbs -é-amos -aste-asteis -ó-aron
Regular ER Verbs -í-imos -iste-isteis -ió-ieron
Regular IR Verbs -í-imos -iste-isteis -ió-ieron THESE ARE THE SAME AS ER VERB ENDINGS!!
Practica Nadar (ella) Bailar (yo) Comer (nosotros) Compartir (tú) Entender (yo) Escuchar (ellas)
Irregular Irregular Verbs #1 IR-to go & SER-to be fuifuimos fuistefuisteis fuefueron
Irregular Irregular Verbs #2 HACER-to do hice hicimos hicistehicisteis hizohicieron
Irregular Irregular Verbs #3 DAR – to give didimos distedisteis diodieron
Practica ir (ella) hacer (yo) ser (nosotros) dar (tú) hacer (él) ir (ellos)
Irregular Stem verbs -The IRREGULAR STEM verbs have their own set of endings. -They also have ROOTS that you need to use and then put on the ending!
Irregular Stem verb ENDINGS -e-imos -iste-isteis -o-ieron
Irregular Stem verb STEMS Poner Pus- Saber Sup- Hacer Hic- Querer Quis- Venir Vin- Andar Anduv- Estar Estuv- Tener Tuv- Caber Cup- Haber Hub- Poder Pud-
Practica Tener (yo) Hacer (vosotros) Querer (tú) Poner (nosotros) Poder (ellas) Estar (yo) Saber (ella) Andar (Mario y Pablo)