Los verbos irregulares—El pretéritohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFUAWMMdE7c

Ir, Ser, Tener, Estar, Hacer, Poder, Dar, Ver, Decir, Traer, Venir, Poner

Ir (to go) & Ser (to be)

IRFui (I went)Fuiste (you went)Fue (he/she/you went)

Fuimos (we went)Fuisteis (you all went)Fueron (they/you all went)

SERFui (I was)Fuiste (you were)Fue (he/she/you was or were)

Fuimos (we were)Fuisteis (you all were)Fueron (they/you all were)

Tener (to have) & Estar (to be)Have a similar change (UV)TenerTuve (I had)Tuviste (you had)Tuvo (he/she/you had)

Tuvimos (we had)Tuvisteis (you all had)Tuvieron (they/you had)

EstarEstuve (I was)Estuviste (you were)Estuvo (he/she/you was or were)

Estuvimos (we were)Estuvisteis (you all were)Estuvieron (they/you all were)

Hacer (to do or make)

Hice (I did/made) Hicisite (you

did/made) Hizo (he/she/you did

or made)

Hicimos (we did/made)

Hicisteis (you all did/made)

Hicieron (they/you all did or made)

Pay special attention to the él/ella/Usted form. The Z pops up out of nowhere.

Poder (can or to be able to)

Pude (I was able to) Pudiste (you were

able to) Pudo (he/she/you

was or were able to)

Pudimos (we were able to)

Pudisteis (you all were able to)

Pudieron (they/you all were able to)

Usually poder is followed by another verb in the infinitive. Ex: Pudimos ir al cine

el fin de semana pasado. (We were able to go to the movies last weekend.)

Dar (to give)

Di (I gave) Diste (you gave) Dio (he/she/you

gave)

Dimos (we gave) Disteis (you all

gave) Dieron (they/you all

gave)

Ver (to see) looks just like dar in the preterite—just swap out the D for a V. vi, viste, vio,

vimos, visteis, vieron

Decir (to say,tell) & Traer (to bring)

Dije (I said/told) Dijiste (you said/told) Dijo (he/she/you

said/told) Dijimos (we said/told) Dijisteis (you all

said/told) Dijeron (you all

said/told)

Traje (I brought) Trajiste (You brought) Trajo (he/she/you brought) Trajimos (we brought) Trajisteis (you all brought) Trajeron (they/you all brought)

Be careful with DIJERON and TRAJERON. The ending is just -ERON

Venir (to come)

Vine (I came) Viniste (you came) Vino (he/she/you came) Vinimos (we came) Vinisteis (you all came) Vinieron (they/you came)

Poner (to put)

Puse (I put) Pusiste (you put) Puso (he/she/you put) Pusimos (we put) Pusisteis (you all put) Pusieron (they/you put)