Dirty Dozen - Preterite

Endings

100

Tú

iste

200

Nosotr@s

-imos

300

Yo

-e

400

Él/ella/usted

-o

500

Ell@s/ustedes

-ieron (for most!)

Stems

100

TENer

tuv-

200

VENir

vin-

300

ANDar

anduv-

400

QUERer

quis-

500

TRAer

traj-

Translate English to Spanish

100

I was sad yesterday.

Yo ESTUVE triste ayer.

200

Rogelia came to the quinceañera.

Rogelia VINO a la quinceañera.

300

He wanted a videogame for his birthday.

Él QUISO un videojuego para su cumpleaños.

400

I told a lie.

Yo DIJE una mentira.

500

They brought food to the party.

Ell@s TRAJERON comida a la fiesta.

Misc.

100

How many verbs are included in the Dirty Dozen?

12.

There are others that follow similar patterns but these are the most commonly used, need-to-know verbs.

200

Do the Dirty Dozen verb endings have accent marks?

(Generally) NO.

Examples with exceptions

Ella leyó. (She read.)

Él construyó. (He built.)

300

Which form (YO, TÚ, ÉL/ELLA/USTED, NOSOTR@S, ELL@S/USTEDES) is immune to Dirty Dozen irregularities?

NONE.

400

These two verbs have what ELL@S/USTEDES ending?

leer - to read

construir - to build

-YERON

500

These three verbs have what ELL@S/USTEDES ending?

decir - to say/tell

traer - to bring

producir - to produce

-ERON (No I)

Translate Spanish to English

100

Yo construí una casa nueva.

I built a new house.

200

Ella leyó tres libros en tres días.

She read three books in three days.

300

La granja produjo maíz.

The farm produced corn.

400

Ella vino a la fiesta las nueve y cuarto.

She came to the party at 9:15.

500

Te lo dije.

I told you./I told you so.