Irregular Preterite Verbs Avancemos 2 Irregular Preterite Verbs

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 Saber – to know (to find out) Tener – to have Poner – to put There are many other irregular preterite verbs. These are just 5 of them. They all have something in

TENER – to have Tuvimos I had We had Tuvisteis You had You (plural) had Tuvo – Tuvieron he/she/you had You (plural) had

ESTAR – To be Estuvimos I was We were Estuvisteis You were You all were Estuvo Estuvieron He/she/you were You all were

PODER PONER pude – I could Puse – I put Pudiste – you could Pusiste – you put Pudo – he/she/you could Puso – he/she/you put Pudimos – we could Pusimos – we put Pudisteis – you all could Pusisteis – you all put Pudieron – you all could Pusieron – they put

SABER – to know supe supimos supisteis supo supieron ***In the preterite tense, the verb saber has a different meaning. It means to find out. Ex: Yo supe la verdad anoche – I found out the truth last night.

A PRACTICAR… Verb tenses Translation of sentences Ayer yo _____ (estar) al mercado. Yesterday I was at the market. Ellos ______ (tener) que comprar un regalo. They had to buy a gift. Tú no ______ (poder) pagar con tarjeta de crédito. Ella se______ (poner) un vestido rojo. You could not pay with credit card. She put on a red dress. We found out the truth last night. Nosotros _______ (saber ) la verdad anoche.