1. Talking about the past using Irregular Preterite

2. 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

3. Irregular preterite verbs – Funky Stems – do not have accents!

4. 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

5. 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?

6. ¿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.

7. 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