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Irregular Preterite Verbs. Avancemos 2. Irregular Preterite Verbs. There is a whole set of irregular preterite verbs in Spanish. These verbs have NO ACCENTS! THEY ALL HAVE IRREGULAR STEMS. They also have irregular preterite endings.
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Irregular Preterite Verbs Avancemos 2
Irregular Preterite Verbs There is a whole set of irregular preterite verbs in Spanish. These verbs have NO ACCENTS! THEY ALL HAVE IRREGULAR STEMS. They also have irregular preterite endings. The endings for irregular preterite verbs are: e, iste, o, imos,(isteis) ieron Some of the most commonly used irregular preterite verbs are:-
Irregular Preterite Verbs • Estar – to be • Poder – to be able to/can • Poner – to put • Saber – to know (to find out) • Tener – to have There are many other irregular preterite verbs. These are just 5 of them.
TENER – to have • Tuve I had • Tuviste You had • Tuvo – he/she/you had • Tuvimos We had • Tuvisteis You (plural) had • Tuvieron You (plural) had
ESTAR – To be • Estuve I was • Estuviste You were • Estuvo He/she/you were • Estuvimos We were • Estuvisteis You all were • Estuvieron You all were
PODER PONER pude – I could Pudiste – you could Pudo – he/she/you could Pudimos– we could Pudisteis – you all could Pudieron – you all could Puse – I put Pusiste – you put Puso – he/she/you put Pusimos – we put Pusisteis – you all put Pusieron – they put
SABER – to know ***In the preterite tense, the verb saber has a different meaning. It means to find out. Ex: Yosupe la verdadanoche – I found out the truth last night. supesupimos supistesupisteis suposupieron
A PRACTICAR… Verb tenses Translation of sentences Yesterday I was at the market. They had to buy a gift. You can not pay with credit card. She put on a red dress. We found out the truth last night. • Ayer yo __________ (estar) al mercado. • Ellos ___________ (tener) quecomprar un regalo. • Tú no ___________ (poder) pagar con tarjeta de crédito. • Ella se___________ (poner) un vestidorojo. • Nosotros ______________ (saber ) la verdadanoche.