1 Irregular Preterite Verbs: Hacer, Tener, Estar, PoderPage 142 Realidades 2

2 Irregular preterite verbs: ir, serNotice that these irregular preterite forms do not have any accents.

3 Irregular preterite verbs:hacer, tener, estar, poder

4 1. The verbs hacer, querer, and venir are irregular in the preterite1. The verbs hacer, querer, and venir are irregular in the preterite Note that they all have an __ in the stem. Note too that the endings for yo and usted (él, ella) are different from the endings of regular verbs. i Capítulo 3 21 of 56

5 2. The verbs poder, poner, and saber all have a __ in the stem. uCapítulo 3 22 of 56

6 3. The verbs estar, andar, and tener all have a ___ in the stem. uvCapítulo 3 23 of 56

7 4. Many of these verbs are not used frequently in the preterite. When they are, they take on a special meaning. Observe the following. Quise ayudar. I tried to help. No quiso ir en carro. He refused to go by car. Yo lo supe ayer. I found out yesterday. No pude terminar. (I tried but) I couldn’t finish. Pude terminar. (After much effort) I managed to finish. Capítulo 3 24 of 56

8 PRETERITE Here we will learn the preterite (past) tense forms of:HACER (to do, to make) PODER (to be able to, can) TENER (to have) ESTAR (to be)

9 PRETERITE These are all irregular in the past tense and you must memorize these verb forms.

10 TO DO I do, did You do, did He She does, did ItWe do, did They do, did

11 HACER (present) Yo hago Tú haces Ud. Él hace EllaNosotros hacemos Vosotros hacéis Uds. Ellos hacen Ellas

12 HACER (preterite) Yo hice Tú hiciste Ud. Él hizo EllaNosotros hicimos Vosotros hicisteis Uds. Ellos hicieron Ellas

13 TO BE ABLE TO, CAN I am able was able You are able were able He She is able It was able We are able were able They are able

14 PODER (present) Yo puedo Tú puedes Ud. Él puede EllaNosotros podemos Vosotros podeis Uds. Ellos pueden Ellas

15 PODER (preterite) Yo pude Tú pudiste Ud. Él pudo EllaNosotros pudimos Vosotros pudisteis Uds. Ellos pudieron Ellas

16 TO HAVE I have, had You have, had He She has, had ItWe have, had They have, had

17 TENER (present) Yo tengo Tú tienes Ud. Él tiene EllaNosotros tenemos Vosotros tenéis Uds. Ellos tienen Ellas

18 TENER (preterite) Yo tuve Tú tuviste Ud. Él tuvo EllaNosotros tuvimos Vosotros tuvisteis Uds. Ellos tuvieron Ellas

19 TO BE I am You are He She is It We are They are

20 ESTAR (present) Yo estoy Tú estás Ud. Él está EllaNosotros estamos Vosotros estáis Uds. Ellos están Ellas

21 ESTAR (preterite) Yo estuve Tú estuviste Ud. Él estuvo EllaNosotros estuvimos Vosotros estuvisteis Uds. Ellos estuvieron Ellas

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