Chapter 3-1 Irregular Preterite Preterite of –car, -gar and –zar verbs Preterite of andar, tener, venir, dar and ver
Preterite of –car, -gar and –zar verbs What was the issue we had previously with –car, -gar and –zar verbs in the negative, informal commands? – The problem was with the e (sacar) No saques (had to change the c to qu to preserve K sound) (pagar)No pagues (had to add the u between the g and e to preserve the gu sound) (empezar) No empieces (z never before an e, change it to c)
Preterite of –car, -gar and –zar verbs What is the ending for preterite –ar verbs in the yo form? –é–é Based on the previous rules, the –car, -gar and –zar verbs all conjugate normally except the yo form. – sacar – pagar – empezar Yo saqué Yo pagué Yo empecé
Preterite of andar, tener, venir, dar and ver The preterite has a lot of irregular verbs. There is no easy way to remember them except to study and memorize them.
Preterite of andar, tener, venir, dar and ver Andar and Tener can be grouped together Stem of verbAndar = anduvTener = tuv Yoanduvetuve Túanduvistetuviste Él, Ella, Ustedanduvotuvo Nosotrosanduvimostuvimos Vosotrosanduvisteistuvisteis Ellos, Ellas, Uds.anduvierontuvieron
Preterite of andar, tener, venir, dar and ver Dar and Ver can be grouped together Stem of verbDar = dVer = v Yodivi Túdisteviste Él, Ella, Usteddiovio Nosotrosdimosvimos Vosotrosdisteisvisteis Ellos, Ellas, Uds.dieronvieron
Preterite of andar, tener, venir, dar and ver Venir uses the same verb endings as Andar and Tener Stem of verbVenir = vin Yovine Túviniste Él, Ella, Ustedvino Nosotrosvinimos Vosotrosvinisteis Ellos, Ellas, Uds.vinieron