Talking about the past using Irregular Preterite
Irregular verbs -o Verb Stem Andar anduv to walk Estar estuv to be Poder pud to be able Poner pus to put/place Saber sup to know found out Tener tuv to have Venir vin to come Querer quis to want tried/refused Preterite Endings -e -iste -o -imos -isteis -ieron
Irregular preterite verbs – Funky Stems – do not have accents!
More irregular verbs Decir dij to say/tell Traer traj to bring Verb Stem Decir dij to say/tell Traer traj to bring Conducir conduj to drive Producir produj to produce Traducir traduj to translate Preterite endings -e -iste -o -imos -isteis -eron
Practiquemos Mis amigos anduvieron por el parque. My friends walked through the park. 2. Yo pude salir con amigos el viernes. I was able to go out with friends on Friday. No quisimos hacer esa tarea. We refused to do that homework. ¿Uds. condujeron a California? Did you drive to California?
¿Dónde pusiste aquella comida? Where did you put that food? Elena tuvo que volver a la biblioteca. Elena had to return to the library. Estuve en el cine ayer con Roberto. I was at the movie theater yesterday with Robert. Trajisteis estas galletas y ellos trajeron esos pasteles. You all brought these cookies and they brought those pies.
Práctica con tablas I translated She drove We tried You-fam. found out They came I produced You all-form. brought You-form. were She refused You all-fam. put I walked You-fam. were able Traduje Condujo Quisimos Supiste Vinieron Produje Trajeron Estuvo No quiso Pusisteis Anduve Pudiste