Irregular preterites: ponerse and decir

1. Irregular preterites: ponerse and decir Preview • Ponerse and decir • Using darle ganas de

2. Ponerse and decir • These verbs are irregular in the preterite. • Ponersecan be followed by an adjectiveor by aplus an infinitiveto say how someone reacted to something at a specific point in the past. • Decir, followed by que, is used to tell what someone said.

3. Ponerse and decir ponerse decir puse dije yo me pusiste dijiste tú te puso dijo usted, él, ella se pusimos dijimos nosotros(as) nos pusisteis dijisteis vosotros(as) os pusieron dijeron ustedes, ellos, ellas se

4. Ponerse and decir Rosa se pusomuy nerviosacuando le tocó jugar. Rosa became very nervous when it was her turn to play. Después de perder el partido, nos pusimos a practicarmás. After losing the game, we started to practice more. Dijeque nuestro equipo ganó el partido. I said that our team won the game.

5. Using darle ganas de • You can use the expression darle ganas defollowed by an infinitive to say what someone felt like doing at a specific point in the past. dar is conjugated with ganas Cuando vi el puntaje final, me dieron ganas dellorar. When I saw the final score, I felt like crying.