1 Irregular Preterite Verbs

2 The “U” group The following verbs are members of the “u” group Poder- pud- to be able to/can Poner- pus- to put/place Andar- anduv- to walk Estar- estuv- to be Tener- tuv- to have Saber- sup- to know facts

3 The “J” group The following verbs are members of the “J” group Conducir- conduj- to drive Traducir- traduj- to translate Traer- traj- to bring Decir- dij- to say/tell Producir- produj- to produce

4 The “I” group The following verbs are members of the “i” group Venir- vin- to come Hacer- hic- to do/make Querer- quis- to want

5 Irregular Endings Yo- eNosotros- imos Tú- iste Él, Ella- oEllos, Ellas- ieron or eron Ieron is used for the “I” and “U” groups while eron is for the “J” group Notice there are no accents on irregular preterite tense verbs!

6 Other irregulars Ir and Ser FuiFuimos Fuiste FueFueron

7 Other Irregulars Dar and Ver Di/ViDimos/Vimos Diste/Viste Dio/VioDieron/Vieron

8 Hacer HiceHicimos Hiciste HizoHicieron