Transcript Conjugating –AR Verbs in the Preterite Tense

The
Preterite
Tense
for irregular verbs
Irregular Verbs in the Preterite
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Some verbs, such as hacer, querer
and venir are irregular in the
preterite.
On the next slide, note that they all
have an i in the stem.
Note too that the endings for you
and usted are different from the
endings of regular verbs
QUERER
quise
quisimos
quisiste
quiso
quisieron
vine
viniste
vino
VENIR
HACER
hice
hicimos
hiciste
hizo
hicieron
vinimos
vinieron
Irregular Verbs in the Preterite
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The verbs poder, poner and saber
are also are irregular in the
preterite.
Note that they all have an u in the
stem.
SABER
supe
supimos
supiste
supo
supieron
PONER
puse
pusimos
pusiste
puso
pusieron
PODER
pude
pudimos
pudiste
pudo
pudieron
Irregular Verbs in the Preterite
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The verbs estar, and tener are also
are irregular in the preterite.
Note that they all have an uv in the
stem.
TENER
tuve
tuviste
tuvo
tuvimos
tuvieron
ESTAR
estuve
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos
estuvieron
Just as a quick reminder…
-Remember that ser and ir are irregular in the past tense and that
they conjugate the exact same way.
-Dar is a verb that is also irregular like ser and ir
SER – to be
fui
fuimos
fuiste
fue
fueron
fui
fuiste
fue
IR – to go
fuimos
fueron
DAR – to give (ar verb with –ir endings)
di
dimos
diste
dio
dieron
Verbs that take a differente meaning in
the preterite
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Many of these verbs are not used
frequently in the preterite.
When they are, they take on a
special meaning.
Verbs that take a differente meaning in
the preterite
Quise ayudar.
I tried to help.
No quiso ir en carro.
He refused to go by car.
Yo lo supe ayer.
I found out yesterday.
No pude terminar.
(I tried but) I couldn’t finish.
Pude terminar.
(After much effort) I
managed to finish.
Práctica
1.Ellos no __________ (querer) hacer el viaje.
2.Nosotros no __________________ (venir) porque
no _______________ (hacer) reservación.
3.¿Ustedes no ____________ (tener) reservación?
4.Nosotros ______________(ir) por el mercado.
5. Yo no __________ (estar) allí.
1.
Ella _________ (venir) a la fiesta.
2.
Ustedes _______ (ser) estudiantes.
3.
Los niños ________ (tener) dos libros.
4. Manuel ________ (hacer) la cama.
5. Yo _______ (poder) cantar.