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Irregular Preterite
Irregular verbs in the preterite tense
Term | Definition |
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Pagar- | To pay |
yo pagué (pagar) | I paid |
Empezar- | To start |
Yo empecé (empezar) | I started |
Sacar (to take out) | to take out |
Yo saqué (took out) | I took out |
yo fui (ir) | I was/I went |
tú fuiste (ir) | You were/you went |
él fue (ir) | she was/went |
nosotros fuimos (ir) | We were/went |
ellos fueron (ir) | They were/went |
-AR & -ER verbs that had a stem change in the present tense__ have a stem change in the preterite tense. | do not |
-IR verbs that have a stem change in the present tense __ have a stem change in the preterite tense. | do |
-IR stem changers only change in the __ person | 3rd |
3rd person forms are ___ | él, ella, usted, ellos & ustedes |
In the preterite tense the E____ in some stem changing verbs (-IR verbs only) | changes to I |
In the preterite tense the O____ in some stem changing verbs (-IR verbs only) | changes to U |
Cerrar does or does not stem change in the preterite tense? | DOES NOT- ar verbs do not stem change in the preterite tense |
Perder does or does not stem change in the preterite tense? | DOES NOT- er verbs do not stem change in the preterite tense |
Which verbs stem change in the preterite tense? | -IR verbs |
él (dormir) | durmió |
ustedes (dormir) | durmieron |
Preferir, servir & pedir are/are not stem changing verbs in the preterite tense. | are (they end with -ir) |
Three example of verbs that stem change in the past: | repetir, dormir, morir |
usted (pedir) | pidió |
ellos (pedir) | pidieron |
These verbs use -yo (él, ella, usted) & -yeron (ellos/ustedes) and have an accent on other endings. | leer, creer, caer, oír |
leer- | to read |
creer- | to believe |
caer- | to fall |
oír- | hear |
she read (preterite) | ella leyó |
she believed | ella creyó |
she fell | ella se cayó |
they fell | ellos se cayeron |
they read | ellos leyeron |
she heard | ella oyó |