Irregular Verbs

in the Preterite
 THE STEMS
• These stems change in very different ways
• You have to memorize these stems
• They CAN however, be categorized into
groups:
– V group
– U group
– I group
– J group (also has different endings than the rest)
• See the section in your preterite packet
 The V group
STEMS

1. andar: to stroll; anduv-

to walk around
2. estar: to be estuv-

3. tener: to have (possess) tuv-

 THE ENDINGS

-e - imos

- iste - isteis

-o - ieron
 Write 3 sentences

anduv-
-e - imos
estuv- - iste - isteis
tuv-
-o - ieron
 Do you remember these verbs in
the present tense?
• estar • tener
estoy estamos
tengo tenemos
estás estáis
tienes tenéis
está están
tiene tienen
 The U groupSTEMS
1. caber: to fit cup-

2. poder: to be able to pud-

3. poner: to put pus-

4. saber: to know* sup-

*In preterite tense, it will
mean, found out or figured out
 THE ENDINGS

-e - imos

- iste - isteis

-o - ieron
 Write 3 sentences

pud-
-e - imos
cup-
- iste - isteis
sup- -o - ieron
 Do you remember these verbs in
the present tense?
• poder • poner
puedo podemos
pongo ponemos
puedes podéis
pones ponéis
puede pueden
pone ponen
 The I group
STEMS

1. hacer: to do, to make hic-

**** hizo (él, ella, ud.)
2. querer: to want quis-

3. venir: to come vin-

 THE ENDINGS

-e - imos

- iste - isteis

-o - ieron
 Write 3 sentences

hic-
-e - imos
quis-
- iste - isteis
vin- -o - ieron
 Do you remember these verbs in
the present tense?
• querer • venir
quiero queremos vengo venemos

quieres queréis vienes venís

quiere quieren viene vienen

hago hacemos
• hacer
haces hacéis

hace hacemos
 The J group
STEMS

1. decir: to say dij-

2. conducir: to drive conduj-

3. traer: to bring traj-

 THE ENDINGS

-e - imos

- iste - isteis

-o -eron ***
Drop the i in the 3rd person
plural
 Write 3 sentences

dij- -e - imos
- iste - isteis
conduj-
-o -eron *
Drop the i in the
traj- 3rd person plural