Pretérito Regular
Preterite means _______________.
Past
-Car changes to ________
-qué
1. What does SER mean?
2. Conjugate SER in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
1. Ser - "to be"
2. fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
Conjugate: usted servir (e --> i)
sirvió
What are the stem-changing verb endings? (Remember, there is a separate one for j-stem verbs!)
-e, -iste, -o, -imos, -ieron & j-stem: -eron
***NO accent marks!
What are the Preterite -AR verb endings?
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron
-Gar changes to _________
-gué
1. What does IR mean?
2. Conjugate IR in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
1. Ir - "to go"
2. fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
Conjugate: ellas dormir (o --> u)
durmieron
What is the MEANING and STEM-CHANGE for each verb?
1. andar
2. estar
3. querer
1. andar - "to walk" anduv-
2. estar - "to be" estuv-
3. querer - "to want" quis-
What are the Preterite -ER/-IR verb endings?
-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron
-Zar changes to _________
-cé
1. What does DAR mean?
2. Conjugate DAR in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
1. Dar - "to give"
2. di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
Conjugate: él repetir (e --> i)
repitió
What is the MEANING and STEM-CHANGE for each verb?
1. poder
2. poner
3. venir
4. saber
1. poder - "to be able" pud-
2. poner - "to put/place" pus-
3. venir - "to come" vin-
4. saber - "to know" sup-
Conjugate BAILAR in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
bailé, bailaste, bailó, bailamos, bailaron
Conjugate BUSCAR in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
busqué, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscaron
1. What does VER mean?
2. Conjugate VER in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
1. Ver - "to see"
2. vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron
Conjugate MORIR (o --> u) in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
morí, moriste, murió, morimos, murieron
What is the MEANING and STEM-CHANGE for each verb?
1. decir
2. traer
3. conducir
1. decir - "to say/tell" dij-
2. traer - "to bring" traj-
3. conducir - "to drive" conduj-
Conjugate ESCRIBIR in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
escribí, escribiste, escribió, escribimos, escribieron
Conjugate both JUGAR & ALMORZAR in all 5 forms. (Make two verb charts!)
jugué, jugaste, jugó, jugamos, jugaron
almorcé, almorzaste, almorzó, almorzamos, almorzaron
1. What does HACER mean?
2. Conjugate HACER in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
1. Hacer - "to do/make"
2. hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
Conjugate PEDIR (e --> i) in all 5 forms. (Make the verb chart!)
pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pidieron
Conjugate both ANDAR & TRAER in all 5 forms. (Make two verb charts!)
anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron
traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron