Preterite of HACER and DAR Unit 5: Ayudando en la comunidad Level 3
Hacer and Dar are irregular verbs in the preterite. Notice that these verbs do not have any accent marks in the preterite. Let’s review Hacer (to do/to make) past: did
The preterite stem for hacer is hic-. In the Ud/el/ella from, the c changes to a z so that it still has an “s” sound: hizo. Remember? You used the preterite tú form of hacer when you asked, ¿Qué hiciste?
The preterite stem for dar is di-. The same stem is used for all the preterite forms. DAR to give YodiNosotrosdimos TúdisteUstedesdieron El/ella.uddioEllos/ellasdieron
DAR to give preterite/past tense gave DAR (to give) Preterite/past tense gave Yo diI gave Tú disteYou gave El/ella dioHe/she gave Usted dioYou gave Nosotros dimosWe gave Ustedes dieronYou (all) gave Ellos/ ellas dieronThey gave
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