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| Name theNormal preterite endings for –ar, -er, -ir | AR -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -eis, -aron ER, IR -í , -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of hablar (regular) | hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron |
| Conjugate the preterite of comer (regular) | comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of vivir (regular) | viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron |
| Name the four irreg preterite verbs with accented i except in 3rd person singular and plural where i changes to y | caer (to fall), creer (to believe), leer (to read), oir (to hear) |
| Conjugate the preterite of caer | caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron |
| Conjugate the preterite of creer | creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creísteis, creyeron |
| Conjugate the preterite of leer | leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, leyeron |
| Conjugate the preterite of oir | oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron |
| T or F? Dar has the ending of regular –er and –ir verbs in the preterite, but without the accents. | TRUE |
| T or F? Ser and ir have the same forms in the preterite and have no accents. | TRUE |
| Conjugate the preterite of dar | di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of ser (to be) and ir (to go) | fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron |
| Translate: He gave the book to the teacher. (remember that a + el = al) | Dio el libro al profesor. |
| Translate: Where did it fall? | ¿Dónde cayó? |
| Translate: I did not read the newspaper. (newspaper = el periodico) | No leí el periódico. |
| Translate: He did not go to school today. | No fue a la escuela hoy. |
| Name three verbs that have a “uv” in their irregular preterite. | andar (to walk [around]), estar (to be), tener (to have) |
| T or F? Andar, decir, estar, hacer, poser, poner, querer, saber, tener, traer & venir are irregular in the preterite with these ending and no accents: -e, iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron (-eron if j precedes) | TRUE |
| Conjugate the preterite of andar (irregular) | anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of estar (irregular) | estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of tener (irregular) | tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron |
| Name two verbs that have a “j” in their irregular preterite. | decir (to say), traer (to bring) |
| Conjugate the preterite of decir (to say) (irregular) | dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron |
| Conjugate the preterite of traer (to bring) (irregular) | traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron |
| Name three verbs that change and have a “u” in their irregular preterite. | poder o -> u (to be able, can), poner o -> u (to put), saber (to know) |
| Conjugate the preterite of poder (to be able, can) (irregular) | pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of poner (to put) (irregular) | puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of saber (to know) (irregular) | supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron |
| Name three verbs that are irregular in the preterite and have an “i” in their irregular stems. | hacer (to do, to make), querer (to want, to wish), venir (to come) |
| Conjugate the preterite of hacer (to do, to make) (irregular) | hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of querer (to want, to wish) (irregular) | quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron |
| Conjugate the preterite of venir (to come) (irregular) | vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron |
| Translate: We weren’t able to come. | No pudimos venir. |
| Translate: He didn’t come late. | No vino tarde. |
| Translate: They wanted to see the movie. | Quisieron ver la película. |
| Translate: ¿Qué dijeron Vds? | What did you say? |
| Translate: I had an examination yesterday. | Tuve un examen ayer. |
| Translate: I was in Mexico last year. | Estuve en México el año pasado. |
| Translate: I am going to Mexico next year. | Voy a Mexico el año próximo. |
