El Pretérito Otra vez
Remember because a verb is irregular that means that it does not follow the usual pattern and you are responsible for MEMORIZING all of its forms.
Verbos irregulares en el pretérito Primero, repasamos… Verbos irregulares en el pretérito
ir – to go/ ser – to be fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron
estar – to be estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron
dar – to give di diste dio dimos disteis dieron
Y ahora… Unos verbos nuevos…
ver – to see vi viste vio vimos visteis vieron
decir – to say/to tell dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijisteis dijeron Verbs like decir: conducir – to drive (conduje), traer – to bring (traje)
hacer – to do/to make hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicisteis hicieron
poner – to put/to place puse pusiste puso pusimos pusisteis pusieron
venir – to come vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron
Verbs like tener: andar (anduve), estar (estuve) tener – to have* tuve tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvisteis tuvieron Verbs like tener: andar (anduve), estar (estuve)
saber – to know* supe supiste supo supimos supisteis supieron
poder – to be able to* pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudisteis pudieron
querer – to want* quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisisteis quisieron
Some verbs have changes in meaning when they are conjugated in the Preterite vs. the Present Tense. This is because the Preterite Past Tense handles completed actions only. Therefore, it has to somehow make the verb's present tense meaning into an event.
For example, Querer means "to Want" For example, Querer means "to Want". "Wanting" is a description of a state we are in. Wanting or liking something is a feeling. So when we make that "wanting" into action, it becomes "tried".
Conozco "I know someone /some place" Verb Present tense Preterite tense Querer Quiero "I want.." Quise "I tried to.." No Querer No quiero "I don't want.." No quise "I refused to.." Conocer Conozco "I know someone /some place" Conocí "I met someone (first time)" Saber Sé "I know a fact.." Supe "I found out.., discovered" Poder Puedo "I can, am able to" Pude "I succeeded to, managed to.." No Poder No puedo "I can't, I'm not able..." No pude "I failed to.. (but tried)" Tener Tengo “I have…” Tuve “I received…”