AVANCEMOS 2 UNIDAD 1 LECCIN 2 UNOS VERBOS

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 ØThe “I” form ends in –i (fui). ØThe “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 Ø ¿Qué hizo usted ayer? Ø What did you do yesterday? Ø Hice la tarea. Ø I did homework.

DAR (to give) (Preterite) Nosotros/as dimos Yo di Vosotros/as disteis Tú diste él Ella usted dio Ellos 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 You guys went/you guys were él fue ella fue (preterite) 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) yo hice nosotros hicimos I did/I made We did/we made Tú hiciste Vosotros hicisteis You (friendly) did/you made You guys did/you guys made Él Ellos they did/they made Ellas hicieron he did/he made Ella hizo Usted you did/you made she did/she made Ustedes you guys did/you guys made

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 Ella Usted = he gave dio = she gave = you (fml) gave Ellos = they (m/f) 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