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Irregular Preterite Verbs:
Hacer, Tener, Estar, Poder
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Realidades 2
Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser
Notice that these irregular preterite forms do not have any accents.
Irregular preterite verbs:
hacer, tener, estar, poder
1. The verbs hacer, querer, and venir are irregular in the preterite.
Note that they all have an __
i in the stem. Note too that the endings for
yo and usted (él, ella) are different from the endings of regular verbs.
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2. The verbs poder, poner, and saber all have a __
u in the stem.
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3. The verbs estar, andar, and tener all have a ___
uv in the stem.
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4. Many of these verbs are not used frequently in the preterite.
When they are, they take on a special meaning. Observe the following.
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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.
PRETERITE
• Here we will learn the preterite
(past) tense forms of:
• HACER (to do, to make)
• PODER (to be able to, can)
• TENER (to have)
• ESTAR (to be)
PRETERITE
• These are all irregular in the
past tense and you must
memorize these verb forms.
TO DO
I
do, did
You
do, did
He
She
It
does, did
We
do, did
They do, did
HACER (present)
Yo
hago
Nosotros
Tú
haces
Vosotros
Ud.
Él hace
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
hacemos
hacéis
hacen
HACER (preterite)
Yo
hice
Nosotros
Tú
hiciste
Vosotros
Ud.
Él hizo
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
hicimos
hicisteis
hicieron
TO BE ABLE TO, CAN
I
You
He
She
It
am able
was able
are able
were able
We
are able
were able
is able
was able
They are able
were able
PODER (present)
Yo
puedo
Nosotros
Tú
puedes
Vosotros
Ud.
Él puede
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
podemos
podeis
pueden
PODER (preterite)
Yo
pude
Nosotros
Tú
pudiste
Vosotros
Ud.
Él pudo
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
pudimos
pudisteis
pudieron
TO HAVE
I
have, had
You
have, had
He
She
It
has, had
We
have, had
They have, had
TENER (present)
Yo
tengo
Nosotros
Tú
tienes
Vosotros
Ud.
Él tiene
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
tenemos
tenéis
tienen
TENER (preterite)
Yo
tuve
Nosotros
Tú
tuviste
Vosotros
Ud.
Él tuvo
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
tuvimos
tuvisteis
tuvieron
TO BE
I
am
You
are
He
She
It
is
We
They are
are
ESTAR (present)
Yo
estoy
Nosotros
Tú
estás
Vosotros
Ud.
Él está
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
estamos
estáis
están
ESTAR (preterite)
Yo
estuve
Nosotros
Tú
estuviste
Vosotros
Ud.
Él estuvo
Ella
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
estuvimos
estuvisteis
estuvieron