Irregular Preterite Verbs: Hacer, Tener, Estar, Poder Page 142 Realidades 2
Jan 11, 2016
Irregular Preterite Verbs:Hacer, Tener, Estar, Poder
Page 142Realidades 2
Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser
Notice that these irregular preterite forms do not have any accents.
Irregular preterite verbs:hacer, tener, estar, poder
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1. The verbs hacer, querer, and venir are irregular in the preterite. Note that they all have an __ in the stem. Note too that the endings for yo and usted (él, ella) are different from the endings of regular verbs.
i
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2. The verbs poder, poner, and saber all have a __ in the stem.u
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3. The verbs estar, andar, and tener all have a ___ in the stem.uv
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4. Many of these verbs are not used frequently in the preterite. When they are, they take on a special meaning. Observe the following.
I tried to help.
He refused to go by car.
I found out yesterday.
(I tried but) I couldn’t finish.
(After much effort) I managed to finish.
Quise ayudar.
No quiso ir en carro.
Yo lo supe ayer.
No pude terminar.
Pude terminar.
PRETERITE• Here we will learn the preterite
(past) tense forms of:• HACER (to do, to make)• PODER (to be able to, can)• TENER (to have)• ESTAR (to be)
PRETERITE
• These are all irregular in the past tense and you must memorize these verb forms.
TO DO
I do, did You do, did
HeShe does, didIt
We do, did
They do, did
HACER (present)Yo hago
Tú haces
Ud.Él haceElla
Nosotros hacemos
Vosotros hacéis
Uds.Ellos hacenEllas
HACER (preterite)Yo hice
Tú hiciste
Ud.Él hizoElla
Nosotros hicimos
Vosotros hicisteis
Uds.Ellos hicieronEllas
TO BE ABLE TO, CAN
I am able was able
You are able were ableHeShe is ableIt was able
We are able were able
They are able were able
PODER (present)Yo puedo
Tú puedes
Ud.Él puedeElla
Nosotros podemos
Vosotros podeis
Uds.Ellos puedenEllas
PODER (preterite)Yo pude
Tú pudiste
Ud.Él pudoElla
Nosotros pudimos
Vosotros pudisteis
Uds.Ellos pudieronEllas
TO HAVE
I have, had
You have, had
HeShe has, hadIt
We have, had
They have, had
TENER (present)Yo tengo
Tú tienes
Ud.Él tieneElla
Nosotros tenemos
Vosotros tenéis
Uds.Ellos tienenEllas
TENER (preterite)Yo tuve
Tú tuviste
Ud.Él tuvoElla
Nosotros tuvimos
Vosotros tuvisteis
Uds.Ellos tuvieronEllas
TO BE
I am
You are
HeShe isIt
We are
They are
ESTAR (present)Yo estoy
Tú estás
Ud.Él estáElla
Nosotros estamos
Vosotros estáis
Uds.Ellos estánEllas
ESTAR (preterite)Yo estuve
Tú estuviste
Ud.Él estuvoElla
Nosotros estuvimos
Vosotros estuvisteis
Uds.Ellos estuvieronEllas