1. PRETERITE Level 4 – Irregular Stems
Lesson Objective:
Students will be able to tell what happened in the past using verbs with irregular stems

2. THE PAST TENSE!!!! The Preterite is....
Actions that are done / over with.

3. Remember these triggers…?
Yesterday
Day before yesterday
Last night
Last year
Last month
Last week

4. LEVEL 1: Regular Preterite
-IR Yo Tú
El/Ella
Nosotros
Ellos/Ellas

5. LEVEL 2: -car, -gar, -zar ONLY IN THE _________ FORM!!
-car verbs: C ________
- gar verbs: G ________
-zar verbs: Z ________
ONLY IN THE _________ FORM!!

6. LEVEL 3 : Super Wacky Ir- ________ Ser- _________ Hacer- Dar- Ver – YoTú
Él/Ella
Nosotros
Ellos/Ellas

7. LEVEL 4: Irregular Stems
What is the stem?!
THE FIRST PART OF THE VERB!
This is where it will be weird….

8. “uv” verbs VERB NEW STEM *** There will be NEW endings too….
Andar – to walk/ride
Anduv -
Estar – to be (temp.)
Estuv -
Tener – to have
Tuv -
*** There will be NEW endings too….
But hold that thought***

9. “u” verbs VERB NEW STEM *** There will be NEW endings too….
Poder – to be able
Pud -
Poner – to put/place/set
Pus -
Saber – to know
Sup -
*** There will be NEW endings too….
But hold that thought***

10. “i” verbs VERB NEW STEM *** There will be NEW endings too….
Venir – to come
Vin -
Querer– to want
Quis -
*** There will be NEW endings too….
But hold that thought***

11. + NO ACCENTS!!!! Anduv - Estuv - Tuv - Pud - Pus - Sup - Vin - Quis -
STEM
ENDINGS
Andar – to walk
Anduv -
Estar – to be
Estuv -
Tener – to have
Tuv -
Poder – to be able
Pud -
Poner – to put/place/set
Pus -
Saber – to know
Sup -
Venir – to come
Vin -
Querer – to want
Quis - Yo e Tú
iste
Él/Ella o
Nosotros
imos
Ellos/Ellas
ieron +
NO ACCENTS!!!!

12. Iregular Stem + New Ending Level 4 Preterite Verb
It’s like math…
Iregular Stem + New Ending Level 4 Preterite Verb
I walked : Anduv + e = Yo anduve
She put : Pus + o = Ella puso

13. SELF CHECK: She came to the house at 9. We had a test yesterday.
Were you at the galery last night?
The waiters set the table.

14. “j” verbs VERB NEW STEM *** There will be NEW endings too….
**Decir– to say
Dij -
**Traer – to bring
Traj -
**Conducir – to drive
Conjuj -
**Producir – To produce
Produj -
**Traducir – To translate
Traduj -
*** There will be NEW endings too….
But hold that thought***

15. + NO ACCENTS!!!! J eats the i in ellos/ellas form eron Dij - Traj -
STEM
ENDINGS Yo e Tú
iste
Él/Ella o
Nosotros
imos
**Ellos/Ellas
eron
**Decir – to say
Dij -
**Traer – to bring
Traj -
**Conducir– to drive
Conduj -
**Producir– to produce
Produj -
**Traducir – to translate
Traduj - +
NO ACCENTS!!!!
J eats the i in ellos/ellas form

16. Iregular Stem + New Ending Level 4 Preterite Verb
It’s like math…
Iregular Stem + New Ending Level 4 Preterite Verb
I produced : Produj + e = Yo produje
They drove: conduj + eron = Ellos condujeron

17. SELF CHECK: 1. She translated the book.
2. They produced many portraits.
3. The teachers brought the fried plantains.