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Irregular preterite
1. The document provides conjugations and examples for irregular Spanish verbs in the preterite tense, including "ir", "ser", "tener", "estar", "hacer", and "poder". 2. Conjugations and examples are given to illustrate how to form the preterite tense of these verbs and how they are used in sentences to talk about past actions. 3. Readers are instructed to practice forming these irregular preterite verbs in exercises on pages 140 and 142 of their textbook.
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Irregular preterite
- 1. Remembering “ir” and“ser” in the preterite • “to go” --- went • “to be” ---- was/were
- 2. Remembering the preteriteof “ir” and “ser” • Fuifuimos • Fuistefuisteis • Fuefueron • Nosotros ________ a la farmacia. • Yo ______ a la casa de Alejandro. • Juan _______ a la escuela.
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- 4. Remembering the preteriteof “tener” • ‘tener’ = to have • ‘tener’ in the preterite = had
- 5. Conjugations • Tuvetuvimos • Tuvistetuvisteis •Tuvotuvieron • Mi padre ______ gasolina en el carroayer. • Ustedes _______ los patines en la escuelaayer. • Tú __________ queecharunacartahace dos días.
- 6. Remembering “estar” inthe preterite • Just like ‘tener’, but put an –es at the front of each conjugation • Estuveestuvimos • Estuvisteestuvisteis • Estuvoestuvieron • We were in the store for 10 minutes. • Yesterday, I was in the school for 8 hours. • My mom was sick yesterday.
- 7. The verb “hacer”in the preterite • Hacer in the present tense = to make or to do • In the preterite tense = made or did • Hicehicimos • Hicistehicisteis • Hizohicieron • Yo ________ la tareaanoche. • Andrea _________ los pasteleshace dos semanas. • ¿Qué ________ tú el fin de semanapasado? • Ricardo ______ un dibujo en el libro.
- 8. The verb “poder”in the preterite • ‘poder’ in the present = to be able to, can • In the preterite – was able to, could • Pudepudimos • Pudistepudisteis • Pudopudieron • I could not find my homework. • Juan could not talk to his girlfriend. • You could not go to the party.
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- 10. La tarea • CORE56 y 57 – Practicing with irregular preterite verbs