Transcript Preterite
AVANCEMOS 2
UNIDAD 1 LECCIÓN 2 – UNOS VERBOS PRETÉRITOS
IRREGULARES – IR, SER, HACER, VER & DAR
PRETERITE TENSE OF IR
• We already know that the verb “IR” means to go.
• In the preterite (past) tense, we use this verb to
describe where we went.
• Unlike regular verbs in the preterite, the forms of “IR”
have no accents.
• This is an IRREGULAR VERB and its forms must be
MEMORIZED
IR = to go (past)
I went
we went
Yo fui
Nosotros fuimos
You went
You guys went
Tú fuiste
Vosotros fuisteis
They went
He went
She went
él fue
ella fue
You (formal) went
usted fue
Ellos/ellas fueron
You guys went
Ustedes fueron
Preterite of IR
• The preterite tense of IR is
the same as the preterite
of SER (to be).
• The context makes the
meaning clear.
Preterite of IR/SER
• José fue a Costa Rica.
• José went to Costa Rica.
• El viaje fue un desastre.
• The trip was a disaster.
Preterite of IR/SER
Here is a memory tip to help
you remember the subjects
of fui and fue.
Preterite of IR
The “I” form ends in –i
(fui).
The “he” and “she” forms
end in –e (fue).
Preterite of HACER, DAR and VER
• These verbs are also all
irregular in the past tense and
you must memorize these
verb forms.
• Remember, they have NO
accents!
Preterite of HACER, DAR and VER
• What do
these verbs
mean?
• Hacer
• Dar
• Ver
• To do/to make
• To give
• To see
HACER (to do/to make)
(Preterite)
yo hice
nosotros hicimos
Tú hiciste
Vosotros hicisteis
él
Ellos
Ella
usted
hizo
Ellas hicieron
ustedes
Preterite of HACER
¿Qué hizo usted ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
Hice la tarea.
I did homework.
DAR (to give) (Preterite)
Yo di
Nosotros/as dimos
Tú diste
Vosotros/as disteis
él
Ellos
Ella
usted
dio
Ellas
ustedes
dieron
DAR (to give) (Preterite)
• Dimos un regalo a mi abuela.
• We gave a gift to my grandma.
• ¿Qué nos dieron?
• What did they give us?
VER (to see) (Preterite)
Nosotros/as vimos
Yo vi
We saw
I saw
Vosotros/as visteis
Tú viste
You guys saw
You (friendly) saw
Ellos
he saw/she saw/you (formal) saw
Él /Ella
usted
vio
Ellas
Ustedes
They/you guys saw
vieron
Preterite of VER
• Vimos mucho arte interesante en el
museo.
• We saw a lot of interesting art in the
museum.
• La semana pasada vi un accidente
terrible.
• Last week I saw a terrible accident.
Irregular Preterite Verbs:
Ir, Ser, Hacer, Ver, Dar
• Almost done….
• Let’s review one more
time!
IR/SER (to go/to be)
Yo fui
Nosotros fuimos
I went/I was
We went/we were
Tú fuiste
Vosotros fuisteis
You went/ you were
él fue
ella fue
(preterite)
You guys went/you guys were
he went/he was
she went/she was
usted fue
you (fml) went/you were
Ellos/ellas fueron
Ustedes fueron
They went/they were
You guys went/you guys were
HACER (To do/to make) (Preterite)
nosotros hicimos
yo hice
We did/we made
I did/I made
Vosotros hicisteis
Tú hiciste
You guys did/you guys made
You (friendly) did/you made
Él
he did/he made
Ella
hizo
Usted
you did/you made
she did/she made
Ellos
they did/they made
Ellas
hicieron
Ustedes
made
you guys did/you guys
DAR (to give) (Preterite)
Yo di = I gave
Nosotros/as dimos = we
gave
Tú diste = you (friendly)
gave
Vosotros/as disteis = you
guys gave
Él
Ellos = they (m/f) gave
Ella
Usted
= he gave
dio = she gave
= you (fml) gave
Ellas
dieron
Ustedes = you guys gave
VER (to see) (Preterite)
Yo vi
Nosotros/as vimos
I saw
We saw
Tú viste
Vosotros/as visteis
You (friendly) saw
You guys saw
Ellos
he saw/she saw/you
(formal) saw
Él /Ella
usted
vio
Ellas
vieron
Ustedes
They/you guys saw
Another way to remember the irregular
preterites – ir/ser/ver/dar (not hacer)
Una canción (yay!) : Three Blind Mice
Fui, fuiste, fue (ir)
Fui, fuiste, fue (ser)
Di, diste, dio (dar)
Vi, viste, vio (ver)
Nosotros fuimos y fueron
Nosotros dimos y dieron
Nosotros vimos y vieron
Pretéritos irregulares
Pretéritos irregulares