1. Irregular Preterite Verbs
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2. Irregular Preterite Verbs
There is a whole set of irregular preterite verbs in Spanish.
These verbs have NO ACCENTS!
THEY ALL HAVE IRREGULAR STEMS.
They also have irregular preterite endings.
The endings for irregular preterite verbs are:
e, iste, o, imos,(isteis) ieron
Some of the most commonly used irregular preterite verbs are:-

3. Irregular Preterite Verbs
Estar – to be
Poder – to be able to/can
Poner – to put
Saber – to know (to find out)
Tener – to have
There are many other irregular preterite verbs. These are just 5 of them.

4. TENER – to have Tuve Tuviste Tuvo – he/she/you had Tuvimos Tuvisteis
I had
Tuviste
You had
Tuvo – he/she/you had
Tuvimos
We had
Tuvisteis
You (plural) had
Tuvieron

5. ESTAR – To be Estuve Estuviste Estuvo Estuvimos Estuvisteis Estuvieron
I was
Estuviste
You were
Estuvo
He/she/you were
Estuvimos
We were
Estuvisteis
You all were
Estuvieron

6. PODER PONER
pude – I could Pudiste – you could Pudo – he/she/you could Pudimos – we could Pudisteis – you all could Pudieron – you all could
Puse – I put Pusiste – you put Puso – he/she/you put Pusimos – we put Pusisteis – you all put Pusieron – they put

7. SABER – to know supe supimos supiste supisteis supo supieron
***In the preterite tense, the verb saber has a different meaning. It means to find out.
Ex: Yo supe la verdad anoche – I found out the truth last night.

8. Translation of sentences
A PRACTICAR…
Verb tenses
Translation of sentences
Yesterday I was at the market.
They had to buy a gift.
You can not pay with credit card.
She put on a red dress.
We found out the truth last night.
Ayer yo __________ (estar) al mercado.
Ellos ___________ (tener) que comprar un regalo.
Tú no ___________ (poder) pagar con tarjeta de crédito.
Ella se___________ (poner) un vestido rojo.
Nosotros ______________ (saber ) la verdad anoche.