Here Are Some of the Most Important Irregular Verbs in The

Irregular Preterite Tense Verbs

Here are some of the most important irregular verbs in the preterite tense. These need to be learned!!

Persona Ser and Ir Dar Ver Hacer To be & to go To give to see To do I fui di vi hice You (s) fuiste diste viste hiciste He/she/it fue dio vio hizo We fuimos dimos vimos hicimos You (pl) fuisteis disteis visteis hicisteis They fueron dieron vieron hicieron

Persona Poder Tener Venir Estar To be able to To have To come To be I pude tuve vine estuve You (s) pudiste tuviste viniste estuve He/she/it pudo tuvo vino estuvo We pudimos tuvimos vinimos estuvimos You (pl) pudisteis tuvisteis vinisteis estuvisteis They pudieron tuvieron vinieron estuvieron

Now, answer the following questions. If it is a verb that is not in the table above, then it follows the regular pattern (see p193).

A Translate into English:

1. Tuvimos que limpiar el coche. ______

2. Comimos tortilla con ensalada en casa.______

3. ¿Viste al perro? ______4. ¿Fuisteis al cine ayer con Jorge?______

5. Pudieron comprar las entradas al concierto.______

6. Salieron por la noche a la fiesta de Ana.______

B And now, translate the following into Spanish:

7. We went to the restaurant.______

8. I saw him with a girl._Le (him) … ______

9. I had to talk with my mother.______

10. We gave it to the teacher. (Lo) it…______

11. He came to my house. ______

12. She danced at the party. ______

13. I decided to stay at home and learn my Spanish vocab (quedarme – stay at home [me])

______

C These phrases will help you to decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future. But, what do they mean?

ayer= la semana pasada = anteayer = la semana que viene = mañana = el año próximo= hoy = en unos días = entre semana = ahora =