los regulares
List the -ar PRETERITE conjugations.
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
What verb has a spelling change in the Usted form in the Preterite? (4 possibilities. Name 1.)
HACER (hizo) / LEER (leyó) / OÍR (oyó) / CREER (creyó)
I said / I told
dije
hacer (él) =
hizo
¿Cierto o falso? Preterite irregular verb conjugations have accents.
FALSO. No accents on any of the Preterite Irregular conjugations!
What 2 conjugations have the same ending in the PRESENT tense as the PRETERITE?
NOSOTROS: -amos, -imos
What does the "i" change to in the conjugation of LEER?
"y" --- leyó & leyeron
you brought (informal)
trajiste
to say/to tell & to give (ella) =
dijo & dio
What 2 verbs conjugate the same way in the Preterite?
IR & SER
She talked
habló
Name a verb conjugation in the PRETERITE "yo" form for each type of verb. -car, -gar, -zar
practiqué, toqué, busqué,
llegué, jugué, pagué,
almorcé, empecé, comencé
(there are others...)
We translated the book.
Tradujimos el libro.
fui & estuve
What are 2 conjugations that rhyme with "traduje" (2 other "j" stem verbs in the "yo" form.)
dije / traje
y'all wrote
vosotros escribisteis
What is different about the "ellos" conjugation of the "j" stem irregular verbs?
Drop the "i" in the ending. -eron, not -ieron
dijeron, trajeron, tradujeron
y'all wanted to see
quisisteis ver
The smart boys did their homework last night.
Los estudiantes inteligentes hicieron su tarea anoche.
Los alumnos inteligentes hicieron su tarea anoche.
Conjugate DAR & VER
di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron
vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron
They won the game last night!
Ellos ganaron el partido anoche.
What are the 4 irregular verbs that don't have the same conjugation endings as those in the Preterite Irregular song?
IR, SER, DAR, VER
They knew where I lived.
Ellos supieron donde viví.
What's the 3rd line of the Preterite Irregular song?
Hint: 3 "i-stem" verbs in the "yo" form
quise, hice, vine yo
Sing the Preterite Irregular Song
anduve, estuve, tuve yo
pude, puse, supe yo
quise, hice, vine yo
dije, traje, traduje yo
di
vi
fui
hubo, hubo