Transcript The Preterite Tense of the Irregular Verbs: Ir, Ser, Ver, Dar

The Preterite Tense
of the
Irregular Verbs:
Ir, Ser, Ver, Dar
Preterite
means past tense.
Used to express an event or action
that began and ended at a definite
time in the past.
Example: I went to the store. I bought
a Dr.Pepper. I accidentally spilled it.
Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs: Do not follow a normal pattern of
conjugation (stem + ending). You just have to
memorize the different conjugations of an irregular verb.
4 irregular preterite verbs
The 4 irregular preterite verbs we will be using
are...
Ir
means TO GO
Ser
means TO BE
Ver
means TO SEE
Dar
means TO GIVE
Ir & Ser
“Ir” and “Ser” have the EXACT same
conjugations in the preterite tense!
Preterite Ir
yo
fui
tú
fuiste
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
fue
fuimos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
fueron
Preterite Ser
yo
fui
tú
fuiste
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
fue
fuimos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
fueron
Preterite VER
yo
vi
tú
viste
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vio
vimos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
vieron
Preterite Dar
yo
di
tú
diste
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
dio
dimos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
dieron
Checking for
Understanding
What does preterite
mean?
Past tense
What is an irregular
verb?
Does not follow a normal pattern of
conjugation (stem + ending). You just have to
memorize the different conjugations of an
irregular verb.
What are the 4 irregular
preterite verbs you
learned today?
Ir
Ser
Ver
Dar
What does “ir” mean?
to go
What does “ser” mean?
to be
What does “ver” mean?
to see
What does “dar” mean?
to give
Which two verbs have
the same conjugation
in the preterite tense?
Ir and Ser
What are the preterite
conjugations of “ir?”
yo
tú
fui
fuiste
fue
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
fuimos
fueron
What are the preterite
conjugations of “ser?”
yo
tú
fui
fuiste
fue
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
fuimos
fueron
What are the preterite
conjugations of “ver?”
yo
tú
vi
viste
vio
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
vimos
vieron
What are the preterite
conjugations of “dar?”
yo
tú
di
nosotros
dimos
diste
él/ella/Ud.
dio
ellos/ellas/Uds.
dieron
el fin