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The Preterite Tense - Irregular Verbs

Irregular Verbs in the Preterite

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walkedanduve,anduviste,anduvo,anduvimos,anduvisteis,anduvieron
wasestuve,estuviste,estuvo,estuvimos,estuvisteis,estuvieron
hadtuve,tuviste,tuvo,tuvimos,tuvisteis,tuvieron
fitcupe,cupiste,cupo,cupimos,cupisteis,cupieron
auxiliary, hadhube,hubiste,hubo,hubimos,hubisteis,hubieron
was able to, managedpude,pudiste,pudo,pudimos,pudisteis,pudieron
put, placedpuse,pusiste,puso,pusimos,pusisteis,pusieron
learned, found outsupe,supiste,supo,supimos,supisteis,supieron
made, didhice,hiciste,hizo,hicimos hicisteis,hicieron
tried, wanted very badlyquise,quisiste,quiso,quisimos,quisisteis,quisieron
camevine,viniste,vino,vinimos,vinisteis,vinieron
could't, failedno pude,no pudiste,no pudo,no pudimos,no pudisteis,no pudieron
refused, didn't want tono quise,no no quisiste,no quiso,no quisimos,no quisisteis,no quisieron
I walked to the store.Yo anduve a la tienda.
He came to my party.Él vino a mi fiesta.
Last night I couldn't sleep.Anoche no pude dormir.
They had a accident last Tuesday.Ellos tuvieron un accidente el martes pasado.
We made the beds this morning.Hicimos las camas esta mañana.
When did you know (find out) the answer.¿Cuándo supiste la respuesta?
You (pl. fam.) were here for no more than ten minutes.Estuvisteis aquí (por) no más de diez minutos.
I put the clothes in the closet.Puse la ropa en el armario.
What did you do last night?¿Qué hiciste anoche?
The had to work for ten hours yesterday.Ellos tuvieron que trabajar (por) diez horas ayer.
I put on my shoes.Me puse los zapatos.
We were there for half an hour.Estuvimos allí (por) media hora.
Who made these invitations?¿Quién hizo estas invitaciones?
She didn't come to the meeting because she had an accident.Ella no vino a la reunión porque tuvo un accidente.
I was in the store for twenty minutes and then I came here.Estuve en la tienda (por) veinte minutos y entonces vine aquí.
He failed to see my point of view.Él no pudo ver mi punto de vista.
They didn't find (it) out until yesterday.Ellos no lo supieron hasta ayer.
My sister had a baby last May.Mi hermana tuvo un niño (una niña) el mayo pasado.
Why did you (pl. fam.) refuse to leave?¿Por qué no quisisteis salir?
She tried to leave but couldn't (failed to) find her keys.Ella quiso salir pero no pudo encontrar sus llaves.
I managed to pay the bills on time this month.Pude pagar las cuentas a tiempo este mes.
When I found out that Juana managed to forge my signiture, I couldn't think.Cuando supe que Juana pudo falsificar mi firma, no pude pensar.
I succeeded in doing it.Pude hacerlo.
I failed to do it.No pude hacerlo.
I tried to call you.Quise llamarlo.
I refused to do it.No quise hacerlo.
I found out the truth.Supe la verdad.
I received a letter from my friend Robert.Tuve una carta de mi amigo Roberto.


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