There are 3 categories of IRREGULAR PRETERITE VERBS. Please read the explanation before each chart to help you understand how the verbs are formed and how their meaning may change in the preterite!
CATEGORY 1 & 2 PRETERITE IRREGULAR VERBS
What these IRREGULARs VERBS HAVE IN COMMON:
1. They have the same endings.
2. THERE ARE NO ACCENTS.
PLEASE WRITE OR HIGHLIGHT ENDING IN A DIFFERENT COLOUR!
To check go to à http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ àClick on Preterite Tense àClick on Preterite RulesàFind “El Pretérito de verbos irregulares.
Irregular verbs / inglés / Yo/ Tú
/ Él/Ella
Usted
/ Nosotros
/ Vosotros
/ Ellos/Ellas
Ustedes
Category 1:
ser
ir
Category 2:
dar
ver
CATEGORY 3: PRETERITE WITH ROOTS THAT ARE IRREGULAR Note the Rules: 1. These verbs all have the same endings. 2. THERE ARE NO ACCENTS! 3. If the 3RD person plural ends in j you must use –eron not (–ieron). 4. * hacer- the root of 3rd person singular is hiz > hizo. 5. Verbs used in the preterite can change meaning from the present tense-Please note the changes in meaning in ENGLISH! 6. *”haber” is used with the past perfect tense. For now you will only use the 3rd person singular which is the past of hay > hubo and means there was/there were. Por Favor- WRITE OR HIGHLIGHT ENDING IN A DIFFERENT COLOUR! To check the conjugations go to à http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ àClick on Preterite Tense àClick on Preterite RulesàFind “El Préterito de Verbos Con Raíces Regulares.
Irregular verbs / inglés / Yo/ Tú
/ Él/Ella
Usted
/ Nosotros
/ Vosotros
/ Ellos/Ellas
Ustedes
estar
tener
(tener que) / to get
to have to
andar
venir
querer
no querer / to try
to refuse
hacer / *
saber / to find out
caber
poner / to succeed in/manage to
poder
decir / *
traer / *
haber / “Hay” in the past tense / ------ / ------ / * / ------ / ------ / ------