El Pretérito A Review of All Groups
AR Regulars Verbs Include Amarto loveam Caminarto walkcamin Cantarto singcant Escucharto listenescuch Hablarto talkhabl Mirarto watchmir Sentarseto sitsent Tomar to taketom
AR Regulars Endings éamos asteasteis óaron
AR Regulars Practice Yo / dibujar Tú / bailar Él / cantar Ella / estudiar Nosotros / deseñar They sang We watched You all sat down I walked You studied
AR Regulars Practice Yo / dibujardibujé Tú / bailarbailaste Él / cantarcantó Ella / estudiarestudió Nosotros / deseñardeseñamos They sangcantaron We watchedmiramos You all sat downse sentaron I walkedcaminé You studiedestudiaste
ER/IR Regulars Verbs Include Aprenderto learnaprend Beberto drinkbeb Comerto eatcom Conocerto meetconoc Dividirto dividedivid Encenderto turn onencend Abrirto openabr Moverto movemov
ER/IR Regulars Endings Note: conocer normally means to know, but in the preterite it means to meet someone. íimos isteisteis ióieron
ER/IR Regulars Practice Yo / leer Tú / encender Él / aprender Ella / imprimir Nosotros / sentirse They moved We ate You drank I grew You divided
ER/IR Regulars Practice Yo / leerleí Tú / encenderencendiste Él / aprenderaprendió Ella / imprimirimprimió Nosotros / sentirsenos sentimos They movedmovieron We atecomimos You drankbebiste I grewcrecí You divideddividiste
AR Stem Changers (Car/Gar/Zar) Verbs Include Suplicarto beg/apply Tocarto play (music) Jugarto play (sport) Pagarto pay Apagarto turn off Comenzarto start Cazarto hunt Danzarto dance
AR Stem Changers (Car/Gar/Zar) Car qué Gar gué Zar cé Only the YO form is affected
AR Stem Changers (Car/Gar/Zar) Endings Any verb that ends in car, gar, or zar is in this group, so they have regular AR endings. éamos asteasteis óaron
AR Stem Changers (Car/Gar/Zar) Practice Yo / jugar Tú / jugar Él / tocar Yo / tocar Nosotros / pagar I paid They danced We hunted I applied He started
AR Stem Changers (Car/Gar/Zar) Practice Yo / jugarjugué Tú / jugarjugaste Él / tocartocó Yo / tocartoqué Nosotros / pagarpagamos I paidpagué They danceddanzaron We huntedcazamos I appliedsupliqué He startedcomenzó
ER/IR Stem Changers (Sandals) Verbs Include Morirto dieo-u Dormirto sleep o-u Medir to measuree-i Mentirto liee-i Pedirto ask for e-i Preferirto prefere-i Sentirseto feele-i Vestirseto get dressede-i
ER/IR Stem Changers (Sandals) Endings Because all these verbs end in IR, they have regular ER/IR endings. íimos isteisteis ióieron
ER/IR Stem Changers (Sandals) Only the THIRD PERSON forms are affected. To remember morir and dormir, think of your eyes. Normally they look like O’s. But if you morir or dormir, they look like U’s. Full list of e-i includes: advertir, sugerir, repetir, seguir, conseguir, competir, servir, teñir, reñir, impedir, concebir
ER/IR Stem Changers (Sandals) Practice Yo / mentir Tú / repetir Él / dormir Ella / competir Ud. / servir I slept You all suggested He warned You got dressed She measured
ER/IR Stem Changers (Sandals) Practice Yo / mentirmentí Tú / repetirrepetiste Él / dormirdurmió Ella / competircompitió Ud. / servirsirvió I sleptdormí You all suggestedsugirieron He warnedadvirtieron You got dressedte vestiste She measuredmidió
Los Locos (Short Verbs) Ir (to go) FuiFuimos FuisteFuisteis FueFueron Ser (to be) FuiFuimos FuisteFuisteis FueFueron
Los Locos (Short Verbs) Dar (to give) DiDimos DisteDisteis DioDieron Ver (to see) ViVimos VisteVisteis VioVieron
Los Locos (Short Verbs) ¡NO ACENTOS! They used to have accents on the yo and él/ella form, but no longer!
Los Locos (Short Verbs) Practice Yo / ir Tú / ser Él / dar Ellas / ver Nosotros / ir We were I saw You all gave They went You (formal) went
Los Locos (Short Verbs) Practice Yo / irfui Tú / serfuiste Él / dardio Ellas / vervieron Nosotros / irfuimos We werefuimos I sawvi You all gavedieron They wentfueron You (formal) wentfue
U Group (Pus/Pud/Tuv) Verbs Include Ponerto putpus Poderto be able topud Tenerto havetuv Estarto beestuv Saberto knowsup Andarto walkanduv Suponerto supposesupus Mantenerto maintainmantuv
U Group (Pus/Pud/Tuv) Endings These you need to memorize. eimos isteisteis oieron
U Group (Pus/Pud/Tuv) ¡NO ACENTOS! “Hubo” is also in this group – it means there was or there were - the past tense of “hay” Saber in general means “to know”, but in the preterite means “to find out”
U Group (Pus/Pud/Tuv) Practice Yo / poner Tú / poder Él / tener Ella / pertener Nosotros / andar You were We found out They maintained You supposed She could
U Group (Pus/Pud/Tuv) Practice Yo / ponerpuse Tú / poderpudiste Él / tenertuvo Ella / pertenerpertuvo Nosotros / andaranduvimos You wereestuviste We found outsupimos They maintainedmantuvieron You supposedsupusiste She couldpudo
I Group (Quis/Vin/Hic) Querer (to want) QuiseQuisimos QuisisteQuisisteis QuisoQuisieron Hacer (to make/do) HiceHicimos HicisteHicisteis HizoHicieron
I Group (Quis/Vin/Hic) Venir (to come) VineVinimos VinisteVinisteis VinoVinieron Tricks Quis – kissy Hiz – H to the IZO Vino - wine
I Group (Quis/Vin/Hic) ¡NO ACENTOS!
I Group (Quis/Vin/Hic) Practice Yo / querer Tú / venir Él / hacer Ellas / querer Nosotros / prevenir We did I made You all wanted They became (hacerse) You (formal) prevented
I Group (Quis/Vin/Hic) Practice Yo / quererquise Tú / venirviniste Él / hacerhizo Ellas / quererquisieron Nosotros / prevenirprevinimos We didhicimos I madehice You all wantedquisieron They became (hacerse)se hicieron You (formal) preventedprevino
J Group (Traj/Dij) Verbs Include Bendecirto blessbendij Conducirto driveconduj Decirto saydij Maldecirto cursemaldij Producirto produceproduj Traducirto translatetraduj Traerto bringtraj
J Group (Traj/Dij) Endings Highlight the ELLOS ending. eimos isteisteis oeron
J Group (Traj/Dij) ¡NO ACENTOS! Check the irregularity in the ellos form.
J Group (Traj/Dij) Practice Yo / decir Tú / producir Él / traducir Ella / conducir Nosotros / bendecir We said They produced I translated You drove She brought
J Group (Traj/Dij) Practice Yo / decirdije Tú / producirprodujiste Él / traducirtradujo Ella / conducircondujo Nosotros / bendecirbendijimos We saiddijimos They producedprodujeron I translatedtraduje You drovecondujiste She broughttrajo
Y Group (Screaming I Group) Verbs Include Caerto fallca Creerto believecre Leerto readle Oírto hearo Proveerto provideprove Construirto buildconstru Destruirto destroydestru Excluirto excludeexclu
Y Group (Screaming I Group) Endings íímos ísteísteis yóyeron
Y Group (Screaming I Group) Endings for the verbs that end in –uir don’t have all the accents íimos isteisteis yóyeron
Y Group (Screaming I Group) MUCHOS ACENTOS Caer means to fall, caerse means to fall down.
Y Group (Screaming I Group) Practice Yo / caerse Tú / construir Él / creer Ella / destruir Nosotros / oír You heard We fell They built He provided I excluded
Y Group (Screaming I Group) Practice Yo / caerseme caí Tú / construirconstruiste Él / creercreyó Ella / destruirdestruyó Nosotros / oíroímos You heardoíste We fellcaímos They builtconstruyeron He providedproveyó I excludedexcluí