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Irregular Verbs in the Preterit Tense

Irregular Verbs in the Preterit Tense. Regular Preterit Endings. Irregular Preterit Verbs. Unfortunately, many of the most common verbs in Spanish are irregular in the preterit tense. Fortunately, even the irregular verbs follow patterns. Ser and Ir.

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Irregular Verbs in the Preterit Tense

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  1. Irregular Verbs in the Preterit Tense

  2. Regular Preterit Endings

  3. Irregular Preterit Verbs Unfortunately, many of the most common verbs in Spanish are irregular in the preterit tense. Fortunately, even the irregular verbs follow patterns.

  4. Ser and Ir Ser and ir, although they mean completely different things, are identical in the preterit tense. Context and the a that usually follows ir are the only ways to determine whether ser or ir is being used. Miguel fue al banco. Miguel fue un alumno estupéndo. The a following fue indicates that it is a form of ir. CONTEXT: Chances are, Miguel was never a bank. This suggests that fue is not a form of ser in this sentence. The absence of a following fue indicates that it is a form of ser. CONTEXT: It is feasible that Miguel was a stupendous student, which would support the possibility that fue is a form of ser in this sentence.

  5. Estar and Tener

  6. Many irregular preterit verbs share the same endings. Hacer, querer, venir, saber, traer, poder, and poner all share these endings. However, their stems change before adding these endings.

  7. * Hic- changes to hiz- in the third-person singular (hizo) to preserve the “s” sound that is present in the other preterit forms of hacer.

  8. Verbs that end with -eer Verbs that end with –eer are irregular in the preterit tense, but are alike. Look at the following examples:

  9. Oir • Oir fits in the same category with verbs that end in “-eer” w/ accents on all “I’s” and “y” in the bottom of the boot.

  10. Verbos that end in “uir” • Similar to verbs that end in “eer” but do not have accents on all forms. Construir

  11. Ver

  12. Dar

  13. Haber • Hay – There is/are • Habia – There was/ were • *****Hubo****** – There was/were

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