Irregular Preterite Verbs:Hacer, Tener, Estar, Poder

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Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser

Notice that these irregular preterite forms do not have any accents.

Irregular preterite verbs:hacer, tener, estar, poder

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1. The verbs hacer, querer, and venir are irregular in the preterite. Note that they all have an __ in the stem. Note too that the endings for yo and usted (él, ella) are different from the endings of regular verbs.

i

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2. The verbs poder, poner, and saber all have a __ in the stem.u

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3. The verbs estar, andar, and tener all have a ___ in the stem.uv

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4. Many of these verbs are not used frequently in the preterite. When they are, they take on a special meaning. Observe the following.

I tried to help.

He refused to go by car.

I found out yesterday.

(I tried but) I couldn’t finish.

(After much effort) I managed to finish.

Quise ayudar.

No quiso ir en carro.

Yo lo supe ayer.

No pude terminar.

Pude terminar.

PRETERITE• Here we will learn the preterite

(past) tense forms of:• HACER (to do, to make)• PODER (to be able to, can)• TENER (to have)• ESTAR (to be)

PRETERITE

• These are all irregular in the past tense and you must memorize these verb forms.

TO DO

I do, did You do, did

HeShe does, didIt

We do, did

They do, did

HACER (present)Yo hago

Tú haces

Ud.Él haceElla

Nosotros hacemos

Vosotros hacéis

Uds.Ellos hacenEllas

HACER (preterite)Yo hice

Tú hiciste

Ud.Él hizoElla

Nosotros hicimos

Vosotros hicisteis

Uds.Ellos hicieronEllas

TO BE ABLE TO, CAN

I am able was able

You are able were ableHeShe is ableIt was able

We are able were able

They are able were able

PODER (present)Yo puedo

Tú puedes

Ud.Él puedeElla

Nosotros podemos

Vosotros podeis

Uds.Ellos puedenEllas

PODER (preterite)Yo pude

Tú pudiste

Ud.Él pudoElla

Nosotros pudimos

Vosotros pudisteis

Uds.Ellos pudieronEllas

TO HAVE

I have, had

You have, had

HeShe has, hadIt

We have, had

They have, had

TENER (present)Yo tengo

Tú tienes

Ud.Él tieneElla

Nosotros tenemos

Vosotros tenéis

Uds.Ellos tienenEllas

TENER (preterite)Yo tuve

Tú tuviste

Ud.Él tuvoElla

Nosotros tuvimos

Vosotros tuvisteis

Uds.Ellos tuvieronEllas

TO BE

I am

You are

HeShe isIt

We are

They are

ESTAR (present)Yo estoy

Tú estás

Ud.Él estáElla

Nosotros estamos

Vosotros estáis

Uds.Ellos estánEllas

ESTAR (preterite)Yo estuve

Tú estuviste

Ud.Él estuvoElla

Nosotros estuvimos

Vosotros estuvisteis

Uds.Ellos estuvieronEllas