Unidad 3 Los verbos irregulares del pretérito (Irregular Preterite Verbs) The verbs estar, poder, poner, saber, and tener are irregular in the preterite tense. To form the preterite of these verbs, you must change their stems and add irregular preterite endings. Each of these verbs has a unique stemgroup in the preterite, but they all take the same endings. There are 4 categories of these irregulars in the preterite: I group Hacer* Venir Querer U Group UV Group J Group Poder* Poner* Saber* Tener* Estar* Andar Decir* Traer Conducir All these irregular verbs take the same set of endings. Note: There are no accents! -e -iste -o s -imos -isteis -ieron* *J Group Stems take eron instead I Group Irregulars Hacer To do/make Hacer è H c- + Endings hice hiciste hizo s hicimos hicisteis hicieron Unidad 3 - Irregular Preterite Verbs 1
Venir To come to a place Venir è V n- + Endings vine viniste vino s vinimos vinisteis vinieron Querer To want (I tried/i refused) Querer è Qu s- + Endings quise quisiste quiso s quisimos quisisteis quisieron The verb Querer has special meanings in Quise ir - I No quise ir - I to go to go U Group Irregulars Poder To be able to (Managed to/failed to) Poder è P d- + Endings pude pudiste pudo s pudimos pudisteis pudieron The verb Saber has special meanings in Pude parar - (After trying) I managed to stop No pude hacerlo - (I tried but) I failed to do it. Unidad 3 - Irregular Preterite Verbs 2
Poner To put (Ponerse to put on) Poner è P s- + Endings puse pusiste puso s pusimos pusisteis pusieron Saber To know (I found out) Saber è S p- + Endings supe supiste supo s supimos supisteis supieron The verb Saber has special meanings in Supe cuanto cuesta - I much it costs. how UV Group Irregulars Tener To have (I received/got) Tener è T - + Endings tuve tuviste tuvo s tuvimos tuvisteis tuvieron Estar To be Estar è Est - + Endings estuve estuviste estuvo s estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron Unidad 3 - Irregular Preterite Verbs 3
Andar To walk (por through) Andar è And - + Endings anduve anduviste anduvo s anduvimos anduvisteis anduvieron J Group Irregulars *Use eron for ellos/ellas/uds. Decir To say/tell Decir è Di - + Endings dije dijiste dijo s dijimos dijisteis dijeron Traer To bring Traer è Tra - + Endings traje trajiste trajo s trajimos trajisteis trajeron Conducir To drive Conducir è Condu - + Endings conduje condujiste condujo s condujimos condujisteis condujeron Hacer* to do/make Hic Venir to come Vin Querer To want (tried/refused) Quis Tener* To have Tuv Estar* To be Estuv Andar To walk (through) Anduv Lista de verbos Poner* To put Pus Poder* To be able to (managed) Pud Saber* To know (found out) Sup Decir* - To say/tell Dij Irregular Endings: -e -imos -iste -isteis -o -ieron Unidad 3 - Irregular Preterite Verbs 4
Prueba de práctica 1. (hacer) mi tarea I did my homework 2. (tener) una falda nueva. u had/got a new skirt. 3. (estar) en casa ayer. She was at home yesterday. 4. Dónde (poner) tú mi cartera? Where did you put my wallet? Prueba de práctica 1. por la escuela ayer. I walked through the school yesterday. 2. a las cinco a mi casa. They came to my house at five. 3. comprar un traje. We wanted/tried to buy a suit. 4. comprar una pintura muy fina. u managed to buy a fine painting. Unidad 3 - Irregular Preterite Verbs 5