Irregular verbs in the preterite Ir, ser, hacer, ver, dar
5 verbs to memorize Ir to go Ser to be Hacer to do/make Dar to give Ver to see 5 verbs to memorize
Ir and Ser Ir and Ser are exactly the same in the preterite Fui fuimos Fuiste fuisteis Fue fueron Ir and Ser
You must use context clues in the sentence to determine whether “ ir” or “ ser” is being used. Fuimos al parque de diversiones We went to the amusement park Fue un día muy divertido It was a very fun day Ir and Ser continued
Hice hicimos Hiciste hicisteis Hizo hicieron Hacer
Note: In the él/ella/ud. Form, the c of the stem changes to a z ¿Qúe hizo usted ayer?( What did you do yesterday?) Hice la tarea. ( I did homework) Hacer continued
Vi vimos Viste visteis Vio vieron Ver
Di dimos Diste disteis Dio dieron Dar
Both verbs take regular er/ir preterite tense endings but have no written accent marks. José vio mucho arte interesante en el museo José saw a lot of interesting art in the museum. Mi amigo me dio un regalo My friend gave me a gift. Ver and Dar
Supply the correct verb in the correct form I went _______________ It was ______________ She gave ______________ We saw ________________ They did _________________ He made _______________ He went _______________ Supply the correct verb in the correct form