Irregular Preterite Verbs
What is an irregular preterite verb?
A verb who has a different stem and receives a new set of endings in the preterite (completed past).
What do the irregular preterite endings NEVER have?
Accents!
How many verbs change meaning in the preterite?
4
What do ¿Qué? and ¿Cuál? mean in English?
¿Qué?- What?
¿Cuál?- Which? (Sometimes what)
What are the endings for irregular verbs in the preterite?
-e -imos
-iste X
-o -ieron
Write the stems of the following J-Stem Verbs:
Traer:
Traducir:
Conducir:
Decir:
Traer: Traj_
Traducir: Traduj_
Conducir: Conduj_
Decir: Dij_
What are the 4 verbs that change meaning in the preterite?
Saber
Conocer
Poder
Querer
When do we use ¿Qué?
It is used to ask for a definition or an explanation
What three types of stems are associated with irregular verbs in the preterite?
U, J, and I
Write the stems of the following U-Stem verbs.
Poder:
Poner:
Saber:
Estar:
Tener:
Poder: Pud_
Poner: Pus_
Saber: Sup_
Estar: Estuv_
Tener: Tuv_
What do the 4 verbs that change meaning in the preterite mean in the PRESENT tense?
Saber: To know facts and/or information
Conocer: To know people and/or places
Poder: To be able to/To can
Querer: To want/To love
When do we use ¿Cuál?
It is used when there is more than one possibility to choose from (Options!)
What is weird about 'j' stem verbs in the 3rd person plural (ellos, ellas, ustedes) conjugation?
You can't have "jie" so it becomes "je"
(Example: Trajieron -> Trajeron)
Write the stems of the following I-stem verbs:
Venir:
Querer:
Hacer:
Venir: Vin_
Querer: Quis_
Hacer: Hic_
What do the 4 verbs that change meaning in the preterite mean in the PRETERITE tense?
Saber: To find out
Conocer: To meet
Poder: To succeed
Querer: To try
¿Cuál? can never be used before a ________
Noun
What is weird about the verb Hacer in the 3rd person singular (él, ella, usted) conjugation?
The c becomes a z.
(Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron)
Please state what all of the verbs mean in English.
Venir: To come
Querer: To want/To love
Hacer: To do/To make
Traer: To bring
Traducir: To translate
Conducir: To drive
Decir: To say/To tell
Poder: To be able to/To Can
Poner: To put
Saber: To know facts or information
Estar: To be (temporary)
Tener: To have
How many of the 4 verbs that change meaning in the preterite receive the irregular endings? What are they?
3 (Poder, Saber, Querer)
If a plural verb like 'son' is used in a sentence with Cuál, how does it change?
It has to become plural (Cuáles)