Regular Preterite
-AR Verb Endings
é aste ó amos asteis aron |
-ER/-IR Verb Endings
í iste ió imos isteis ieron |
-car, -gar, -zar Verbs
In the yo form of the preterite tense, verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar undergo spelling changes.
CAR
(c->qu) Buscar (to look for) busqué buscaste buscó buscamos buscasteis buscaron |
GAR
(g->gu) Pagar (to pay) pagué pagaste pagó pagamos pagasteis pagaron |
ZAR
(z->c) Empezar (to begin) empecé empezaste empezó empezamos empezasteis empezaron |
Irregular Preterite
Tener (to have)
tuve tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvisteis tuvieron |
Estar (to be)
estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron |
Ir (to go)
Ser (to be) fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron |
Poner (to put, place, set)
puse pusiste puso pusimos pusisteis pusieron |
Poder (to be able to, can)
pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudisteis pudieron |
Traer (to bring)
traje trajiste trajo trajimos trajisteis trajeron |
Hacer (to do, make)
hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicisteis hicieron |
Haber (there was, were)
hube hubiste hubo hubimos hubisteis hubieron |
Saber (to know)
supe supiste supo supimos supisteis supieron |
Querer (to want, love)
quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisisteis quisieron |
Decir (to say, to tell)
dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijisteis dijeron |
Venir (to come)
vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron |
Ver (to see)
vi viste vio vimos visteis vieron |
Dar (to give)
di diste dio dimos disteis dieron |
Note: Irregular preterite verbs do NOT have accents.
Preterite Tense Review Activities
Regular Preterite:
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?id=7&source=public&language=spanish&type=fillin
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=7&source=public&type=verbs
http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/pret1.htm
-car, -gar, -zar Verbs:
http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/pret4.htm
http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/practice/61 (You can ignore the -er and -ir verbs in this practice.)
https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=9&source=public& (You can ignore the -er and -ir verbs in this practice.)
https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/spanish/verbs/car-gar-and-zar-verbs
Irregular Preterite
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=9&source=public&type=verbs
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/pret6
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/pret5
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/pret2
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?id=7&source=public&language=spanish&type=fillin
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=7&source=public&type=verbs
http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/pret1.htm
-car, -gar, -zar Verbs:
http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/pret4.htm
http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/practice/61 (You can ignore the -er and -ir verbs in this practice.)
https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=9&source=public& (You can ignore the -er and -ir verbs in this practice.)
https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/spanish/verbs/car-gar-and-zar-verbs
Irregular Preterite
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=spanish&id=9&source=public&type=verbs
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/pret6
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/pret5
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/test/pret2
Review How to Form the Preterite Tense
Regular Preterite:
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pret1.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf7yEus4FwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i2GrTjDKFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8kMZSFBrWI
-car, -gar, -zar Verbs:
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pret4.htm
Irregular Preterite:
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/pret6
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/pret5
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/pret2
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pret1.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf7yEus4FwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i2GrTjDKFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8kMZSFBrWI
-car, -gar, -zar Verbs:
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pret4.htm
Irregular Preterite:
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/pret6
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/pret5
http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/pret2