Los verbos irregulares—El pretérito Ir, Ser, Tener, Estar, Hacer, Poder, Dar, Ver, Decir, Traer, Venir, Poner

Ir (to go) & Ser (to be) IR  Fui (I went)  Fuiste (you went)  Fue (he/she/you went)  Fuimos (we went)  Fuisteis (you all went)  Fueron (they/you all went) SER  Fui (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) Tener  Tuve (I had)  Tuviste (you had)  Tuvo (he/she/you had)  Tuvimos (we had)  Tuvisteis (you all had)  Tuvieron (they/you had) Estar  Estuve (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)