AVANCEMOS 2 UNIDAD 1 LECCIÓN 2 – UNOS VERBOS PRETÉRITOS IRREGULARES – IR, SER, HACER, VER & DAR

PRETERITE TENSE OF IR We already know that the verb “IR” means to go. In the preterite (past) tense, we use this verb to describe where we went. Unlike regular verbs in the preterite, the forms of “IR” have no accents. This is an IRREGULAR VERB and its forms must be MEMORIZED

IR = to go (past) Yo fui Tú fuiste Nosotros fuimos Vosotros fuisteis I went Yo fui You went Tú fuiste He went él fue She went ella fue You (formal) went usted fue we went Nosotros fuimos You guys went Vosotros fuisteis They went Ellos/ellas fueron You guys went Ustedes fueron

Preterite of IR The preterite tense of IR is the same as the preterite of SER (to be). The context makes the meaning clear.

Preterite of IR/SER José fue a Costa Rica. José went to Costa Rica. El viaje fue un desastre. The trip was a disaster.

Preterite of IR/SER Here is a memory tip to help you remember the subjects of fui and fue.

Preterite of IR The “I” form ends in –i (fui). The “he” and “she” forms end in –e (fue).

Preterite of HACER, DAR and VER These verbs are also all irregular in the past tense and you must memorize these verb forms. Remember, they have NO accents!

Preterite of HACER, DAR and VER What do these verbs mean? Hacer Dar Ver To do/to make To give To see

HACER (to do/to make) (Preterite) yo hice Tú hiciste él Ella hizo usted nosotros hicimos Vosotros hicisteis Ellos Ellas hicieron ustedes

Preterite of HACER ¿Qué hizo usted ayer? What did you do yesterday? Hice la tarea. I did homework.

DAR (to give) (Preterite) Yo di Tú diste él Ella dio usted Nosotros/as dimos Vosotros/as disteis Ellos Ellas dieron ustedes

DAR (to give) (Preterite) Dimos un regalo a mi abuela. We gave a gift to my grandma. ¿Qué nos dieron? What did they give us?

VER (to see) (Preterite) Nosotros/as vimos We saw Vosotros/as visteis You guys saw Ellos Ellas vieron Ustedes They/you guys saw Yo vi I saw Tú viste You (friendly) saw he saw/she saw/you (formal) saw Él /Ella vio usted

Preterite of VER Vimos mucho arte interesante en el museo. We saw a lot of interesting art in the museum. La semana pasada vi un accidente terrible. Last week I saw a terrible accident.

Irregular Preterite Verbs: Ir, Ser, Hacer, Ver, Dar Almost done…. Let’s review one more time!

IR/SER (to go/to be) (preterite) Yo fui I went/I was Tú fuiste You went/ you were él fue he went/he was ella fue she went/she was usted fue you (fml) went/you were Nosotros fuimos We went/we were Vosotros fuisteis You guys went/you guys were Ellos/ellas fueron Ustedes fueron They went/they were

HACER (To do/to make) (Preterite) yo hice I did/I made Tú hiciste You (friendly) did/you made Él he did/he made Ella hizo she did/she made Usted you did/you made nosotros hicimos We did/we made Vosotros hicisteis You guys did/you guys made Ellos they did/they made Ellas hicieron Ustedes you guys did/you guys made

DAR (to give) (Preterite) Yo di = I gave Tú diste = you (friendly) gave Él = he gave Ella dio = she gave Usted = you (fml) gave Nosotros/as dimos = we gave Vosotros/as disteis = you guys gave Ellos = they (m/f) gave Ellas dieron Ustedes = you guys gave

VER (to see) (Preterite) Yo vi I saw Tú viste You (friendly) saw he saw/she saw/you (formal) saw Él /Ella vio usted Nosotros/as vimos We saw Vosotros/as visteis You guys saw Ellos Ellas vieron Ustedes They/you guys saw

Another way to remember the irregular preterites – ir/ser/ver/dar (not hacer) Una canción (yay!) : Three Blind Mice Fui, fuiste, fue (ir) Fui, fuiste, fue (ser) Di, diste, dio (dar) Vi, viste, vio (ver) Nosotros fuimos y fueron Nosotros dimos y dieron Nosotros vimos y vieron Pretéritos irregulares