Irregular Past Tense Flashcards

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1
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Verbs that end in -ducir

1) To produce
2) To induce, lead to, prompt to
3) To drive
4) To translate
5) To deduce (also to reduce ie subtract from)

Two verbs that are conjugated the same way as -ducir verbs:
A) to say
B) to bring

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1) Producir— produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjeron
2) inducir — induje, indujiste, indujo, indujimos, indujeron
3) Conducir — conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujeron
4) Traducir — traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujeron
5) deducir— deduje, dedujiste, dedujo, dedujimos, dedujeron

A) decir— dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron
B) Traer— traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron

Note that verbs that have ‘j’ in their root lose the ‘i’ in 3rd person plural

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Conjugate ‘to produce’ in simple past tense.

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Producir

Produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjeron

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Conjugate ‘to bring’ in simple past tense.

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Traer

Traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron

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Conjugate ‘to say’ in simple past tense.

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Decir

Dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron

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Conjugate ‘to drive’ in simple past tense.

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Conducir

Conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujeron

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Conjugate ‘to translate ’ in simple past tense.

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Traducir

Traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujeron

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7
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Endings for irregular verbs in the pretérito

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-e
-iste
-o
-imos
-ieron
(Note there are exceptions)

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Conjugate ‘to deduce ’ in simple past tense.

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Deducir

deduje, dedujiste, dedujo, dedujimos, dedujeron

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Conjugate ‘to induce’ in simple past tense. (To induce/lead to/ prompt)

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Inducir

Induje, indujiste, indujo, indujimos, indujeron

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10
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6 verbs that end in -er and -ir and have TWO VOWELS change the ‘i’ to ‘y’ in 3rd person singular and plural

1) to fall
2) to read
3) to believe
4) to hear
5) to escape
6) to instruct

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1) caer — caí, caíste CAYÓ, caímos, CAYERON
2) leer — leí, leíste, LEYÓ, leímos, LEYERON
3) creer — creí, creíste, CREYÓ, creímos, CREYERON
4) oír — oí, oíste, OYÓ, oímos, OYERON
5) huir — hui, huiste, HUYÓ, huimos, HUYERON
6) instruir— instruí, instruiste, INSTRUYÓ,instruimos, INSTRUYERON

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Conjugate ‘to fall’ in simple past tense.

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caer — caí, caíste CAYÓ, caímos, CAYERON

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Conjugate ‘to read ’ in simple past tense.

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leer — leí, leíste, LEYÓ, leímos, LEYERON

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Conjugate ‘to believe ’ in simple past tense.

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creer — creí, creíste, CREYÓ, creímos, CREYERON

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Conjugate ‘to hear ’ in simple past tense.

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oír — oí, oíste, OYÓ, oímos, OYERON

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Conjugate ‘to escape ’ in simple past tense.

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huir — hui, huiste, HUYÓ, huimos, HUYERON

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Conjugate ‘to instruct ’ in simple past tense.

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instruir— instruí, instruiste, INSTRUYÓ, instruimos, INSTRUYERON

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17
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TOTALLY irregular verbs in simple past

1) To be (where something is or a
characteristic)
2) to go
3) to give

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1) ser — fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
2) ir — fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
3) dar — di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

Pay attention to two things: *ser and ir have same conjunction and *there is no ‘i’ in the third person plural -eron

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Conjugate ‘to go ’ in simple past tense.

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ir — fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

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Conjugate ‘to be ’ (to be somewhere) in simple past tense.

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ser — fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos,

20
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Conjugate ‘to give ’ in simple past tense.

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dar — di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

21
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Irregular in simple past

Verbs that end in -CAR (to dry)
Verbs that end in -GAR (to
congregate)
Verbs that end in -ZAR (to memorize)

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In 1st person singular only

-CAR change the ‘c’ to ‘qu’
    Ex: secar (to dry) 
          SEQUÉ, secaste, secó,      
          secamos, secaron
-GAR change ‘g’ to ‘gu’
     Ex: congregar (to congregate) 
          CONGREGUE, congregaste, 
          congregó , congregamos,
          congregaron 
-ZAR change the ‘z’ yo ‘c’
         memorizar (to memorize)
         MEMORICÉ, memorizaste, 
         memorizó, memorizamos,
         memorizaron
22
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Conjugate ‘to hug ’ in simple past tense.

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Abrazar

ABRACÉ, abrazaste, abrazó, abrazamos, abrazaron

23
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Conjugate ‘to finish ’ in simple past tense.

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Finalizar

FINALICÉ, finalizaste, finalizó, finalizamos, finalizaron

24
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Conjugate ‘to eat lunch ’ in simple past tense.

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Almorzar

ALMORCÉ, almorzaste, almorzó, almorzamos, almorzaron

25
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Conjugate ‘to enjoy ’ in simple past tense.

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Gozar

GOCÉ, gozaste, gozó, gozamos, gozaron

26
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Conjugate ‘to advance ’ in simple past tense.

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Avanzar

AVANCÉ, avanzaste, avanzó, avanzamos, avanzaron

27
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Conjugate ‘to dance ’ in simple past tense.

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Danzar

DANCÉ, danzaste, danzó, danzamos, danzaron

28
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Conjugate ‘to begin ’ in simple past tense.

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Empezar

EMPACÉ, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezaron.

29
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Conjugate ‘to sweeten ’ in simple past tense.

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Endulzar

ENDULCÉ, endulzaste, endulzó, endulzamos, endulzaron

30
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Conjugate ‘to to calm (or calm down) ’ in simple past tense.

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Tranquilizar

TRANQUILICÉ, tranquilizaste, tranquilizó, tranquilizamos, tranquilizaron

31
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Conjugate ‘to locate ’ in simple past tense.

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Localizar

LOCALICÉ, localizaste, localizó, localizamos, localizaron

32
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Conjugate ‘to turn off ’ in simple past tense.

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Apagar

APAGUÉ, apagaste, apagó, apagamos, apagaron

33
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Conjugate ‘to punish ’ in simple past tense.

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Castigar

CASTIGUÉ, castigaste, castigó, castigamos, castigaron

34
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Conjugate ‘to hang ’ in simple past tense.

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Colgar

COLGUÉ, colgaste, colgó, colgamos, colgaron

35
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Conjugate ‘to investigate’ in simple past tense.

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Investigar

INVESTIGUÉ, investigaste, investigó, investigamos, investigaron

36
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Conjugate ‘to play ’ in simple past tense.

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Jugar

JUGUÉ, jugaste, jugó, jugamos, jugaron

Tocar (to play a musical instrument)
TOQUÉ, tocaste, tocó, tocamos, tocaron

37
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Conjugate ‘to look for ’ in simple past tense.

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Buscar

BUSQUÉ, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscaron

38
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Conjugate ‘to jump ’ in simple past tense.

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Brincar

BRINQUÉ, brincaste, brincó, brincamos, brincaron

39
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Conjugate ‘to explain ’ in simple past tense.

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Explicar

EXPLIQUÉ, explicaste, explicó, explicamos, explicaron

40
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Conjugate ‘to indicate ’ in simple past tense.

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Indicar

INDIQUÉ, indicaste, indicó, indicamos, indicaron

41
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Conjugate ‘to practice ’ in simple past tense.

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Practicar

PRACTIQUÉ, practicaste, practicó, practicamos, practicaron

42
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Conjugate ‘to preach ’ in simple past tense.

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Predicar

PREDIQUÉ, predicaste, predicó, predicamos, predicaron

43
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Conjugate ‘to take out ’ in simple past tense.

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Sacar

SAQUÉ, sacaste, sacó, sacamos, sacaron

44
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Conjugate ‘to sacrifice ’ in simple past tense.

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Sacrificar

SACRIFIQUÉ, sacrificaste, sacrificó, sacrificamos, sacrificaron

45
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Conjugate ‘to touch (play an instrument , knock) ’ in simple past tense.

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Tocar

TOQUÉ, tocaste, tocó, tocamos, tocaron