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TENER , ESTAR and ANDAR in the Preterite. The verbs tener , estar , and andar have similar stem changes in the Preterite tense. They all have “uv” in the stem: TENER – to have yo t uv e nosotros t uv imos tú t uv iste vosotros t un isteis
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TENER, ESTAR and ANDAR in the Preterite. The verbs tener, estar, and andar have similar stem changes in the Preterite tense. They all have “uv” in the stem: TENER – to have yo tuve nosotros tuvimos tú tuviste vosotros tunisteis él/ella/ud tuvo ellos/uds tuvieron
ESTAR – to be yo estuve nosotros estuvimos tú estuviste vosotros estuvisteis él/ella/ud estuvo ellos/uds estuvieron ** Notice that the Preterite of ESTAR is the same as the Preterite of TENER – with the addition of “es” at the beginning.
ANDAR – to walk (not to a specific destination) yo anduve nosotros anduvimose tú anduviste vosotros anduvisteis él/ella/ud anduvo ellos/uds anduvieron