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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

Poner – to put

Saber – to know (to find out)

Tener – to have

There are many other irregular preterite verbs. These are just 5 of them.

TENER – to have

TuveI had

TuvisteYou had

Tuvo – he/she/you had

TuvimosWe had

TuvisteisYou (plural) had

TuvieronYou (plural) had

ESTAR – To be

EstuveI was

EstuvisteYou were

EstuvoHe/she/you were

EstuvimosWe were

EstuvisteisYou all were

EstuvieronYou all were

PODER PONER

pude – I could

Pudiste – you could

Pudo – he/she/you could

Pudimos – we could

Pudisteis – you all could

Pudieron – you all could

Puse – I put

Pusiste – you put

Puso – he/she/you put

Pusimos – we put

Pusisteis – you all put

Pusieron – they put

SABER – to know

supe supimos

supiste supisteis

suposupieron***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

Ayer yo __________ (estar) al mercado.

Ellos ___________ (tener) que comprar un regalo.

Tú no ___________ (poder) pagar con tarjeta de crédito.

Ella se___________ (poner) un vestido rojo.

Nosotros ______________ (saber ) la verdad anoche.

Translation of sentences

Yesterday I was at the market.

They had to buy a gift.

You can not pay with credit card.

She put on a red dress.

We found out the truth last night.