CONJUGUEMOS REFERENCE

PRETERITE: Irregular

Rules:

Irregular verbs in the preterite have their own endings which most share, regardless of whether the verbs are -AR, -ER, or -IR. The easiest way to remember is that these verbs can be placed into one of three groups (I, U, and J). These verbs have irregular stems and then add the special irregular endings based on their group:

"I" AND "U" GROUP ENDINGS
e imos
iste isteis
o ieron
"J" GROUP ENDINGS
e imos
iste isteis
o eron

Verbs with irregular stems (using the endings above):

"U" STEMS
andar to walk anduv-
caber to fit cup-
estar to be estuv-
poder to be able to pud-
poner to put pus-
saber to know sup-
tener to have tuv-
"I" STEMS
querer to want quis-
venir to come vin-
hacer to do hic-
this verb changes to HIZO in the ella form
"J" STEMS
conducir to drive conduj-
decir to say dij-
producir to produce produj-
traer to bring traj-

There are other irregular verbs. See below:

ser: to be
fui fuimos
fuiste fuisteis
fue fueron
ir: to go
fui fuimos
fuiste fuisteis
fue fueron
dar: to give
di dimos
diste disteis
dio dieron


Sample verbs:

  1. andar
  2. caber
  3. dar
  4. hacer
  5. inducir
  6. poder
  7. poner
  8. tener
  9. traducir
  10. reducir