Irregular preterite - Venir, poner, traer, decir
To say "I brought the cake" to the party, you would use this "j-stem" conjugation of traer.
traje
Which of these is the correct way to say 'They said' in the preterit tense?
dijeron
Cuando yo ________ (ser) niño, siempre ________ (jugar) en el parque.
era, jugaba
This is the 3rd person singular form (he/she/it) of the verb poner, used to say someone "put" or "placed" an object.
puso
If you want to say 'We put' the books on the table, which form of 'poner' should you use?
pusimos
Anoche, mi amigo ________ (llegar) a mi casa a las ocho.
llegó
When describing that "they came" to the meeting, you use this form of venir which changes the 'e' to an 'i'.
vinieron
How would you ask a friend, 'Did you come to the party?' using the 'tú' form of 'venir'?
viniste
Yo ________ (leer) un libro cuando, de repente, el perro ________ (ladrar).
leía ladró
If you told a secret yesterday, you used this specific "j-stem" form of decir for the pronoun "tú."
dijiste
What is the correct 'yo' form for 'traer' to say 'I brought'?
traje
El lunes pasado, nosotros ________ (ir) al cine y ________ (ver) una película de terror.
fuimos vimos
In the "Ustedes" form of the preterit, these two verbs both end in -ieron, but only one of them loses the "i" to become -eron.
vinieron y trajeron
Which of these verbs shares the same 'j-stem' ending pattern in the preterit plural (dropping the 'i' in -ieron)?
traer, venir, poner, estar
________ (Hacer) mucho sol y la playa ________ (estar) muy tranquila.
Hacía estaba