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In this lesson you will learn to conjugate four important verbs in the preterite
tense: ser, ir, dar and hacer.
These four verbs are irregular; you must memorize them:
ser
ir
dar
hacer
fui
fui
di
hice
fuiste
fuiste
diste
hiciste
fue
fue
dio
hizo
fuimos
fuimos
dimos
hicimos
fuisteis
fuisteis
disteis
hicisteis
fueron
fueron
dieron
hicieron
Note: This is not a typo; ser and ir do have identical conjugations in the preterite!
To review some of the rules for using the preterite:
The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events.
The preterite is used for actions that were repeated a specific number of
times.
The preterite is used for actions that occurred during a specific period of
time.
The preterite is used for actions that were part of a chain of events.
2. -ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in
the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs.
ENTENDER. CERRAR COMPARAR EN PRESENTE Y PASADO
-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but
in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.
Let's add two more flashcards for stem-changing verbs in the preterite: PREFERIR
DORMIR COMPARAR PRESENTE PASADO
-ir stem-changing verbs do change in the preterite (e:i and o:u third
person singular and plural)
4. The following verbs are irregular in the preterite and must be memorized:
decir
traer
ver
dije
traje
vi
dijiste
trajiste
viste
dijo
trajo
vio
dijimos
trajimos
vimos
dijisteis
trajisteis
visteis
dijeron
trajeron
vieron
Also like traer: atraer detraer distraer extraer retraer maltraer sustraer.
*Verbs that end in -ucir are irregular and conjugated as follows:
producir
produje
produjiste
produjo
produjimos
produjisteis
produjeron
OTROS. CONDUCIR COPRODUCIR DEDUCIR INDUCIR INTRODUCIR REDUCIR
TRADUCIR.
5. A number of verbs that are irregular in the preterite follow a particular
pattern. While their stems change, they all take the following endings:
Here are the verbs, along with their corresponding stem changes:
Infinitive
Stem
Change
andar
anduv-
estar
estuv-
tener
tuv-
caber
cup-
haber
hub-
poder
pud-
poner
pus-
saber
sup-
hacer
hic-
querer
quis-
venir
vin-
Note: The one exception is the third person singular of hacer. As you learned in a
previous lesson, the c changes to z to form "hizo."