The document provides examples of conjugating common Spanish verbs in the preterite tense. It lists the following verbs: ver (to see), dar (to give), decir (to say/tell), venir (to come), tener (to have), and estar (to be). For each verb it provides the conjugations for the first person singular through third person plural forms, followed by example sentences for practice conjugating the verbs in the preterite tense.

1. Más irregulares en el pretérito

2. VER = to SEE
Vi Vimos
Viste Visteis
Vio Vieron

3. Try these!
1. I saw a cow. ________________________
2. Nacho saw a bull.
________________________
3. Dorito and Salsa saw some little chicks.
________________________

4. DAR = to GIVE
x
Di Dimos
Diste Disteis
Dio Dieron

5. Try these!
1. I gave my dog water (I gave water to my dog).
________________________
2. You fed the cat?
________________________
3. María and Samuel gave me money (money to
me)
_______________________________________

6. Decir = to say/to tell
Dije Dijimos
Dijiste Dijisteis
Dijo dijeron

7. Try these!
1. My mother told me.
________________________
2. You told him?
________________________
3. Why did we tell her?
_______________________________________
4. All of you said.
_______________________________________

8. Venir = to come
Vine Vinimos
Viniste Vinisteis
Vino Vinieron

9. Try these!
1. John came from the store.
________________________
2. I came from the market.
________________________
3. We came from Spain.
_______________________________________
4. The students came from the cafeteria.
_______________________________________
5. You came from the bakery.
_______________________________________

10. TENER = to have (stem becomes ‘tuv’)
tuve tuvimos
tuviste tuvisteis
tuvo tuvieron

11. Try these!
1. Andrés was hungry (had hunger).
________________________
2. Roberto was 19 years old (had….).
________________________
3. Lalo and I had sandwiches.
_______________________________________
4. Did you have a soda?
_______________________________________
5. I never had a cat.
_______________________________________

12. ESTAR = stem becomes… ‘__________’
x
ESTUV
Estuve Estuvimos
Estuviste Estuvisteis
Estuvo Estuvieron

13. Try these!
1. I was in Costa Rica.
________________________
2. My grandmother was sick.
________________________
3. The men were feeling bad.
_______________________________________
4. We were in class.
_______________________________________

14. EN EL PAQUETE:
1. I had a cow when I was in France.
_______________________________________
_____________________
2. Did you see the enormous pig?
_______________________________________
________________
3. I saw the scissors.
_______________________________________
___________________

15. 4. Did you have the letter?
_______________________________________
________________
5. I came from the store.
_______________________________________
____________________________
6. I fed the cows.
_______________________________________
_______________________________

16. 7. Did you give the wool to the artisan?
_______________________________________
______________________________
8. The firemen came from the post
office.__________________________________
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