Irregular Stem Verbs in the Preterit Flashcards
So, why is this group of verbs called irregular stem and irregular conjugation verbs?
Well, Mrs. Salazar likes to call them irregular stem and
irregular conjugations verbs.
It just makes it easier to remember their rules.
Don’t hold back. What are the rules for these verbs?
Here are the rules:
1 - Even though there are -ar, -er, -ir ending verbs, there is just one set of conjugations for all three infinitives.
2 - the stems of these verbs are irregular. NOTE: IT IS NOT THE SAME AS STEM CHANGING VERBS.
I feel this has become a guessing game.
Tell me already,
what are the irregular stems?
Well, young people, it all depends on the verb.
Tell me already. What is the irregular stem?
What are the conjugations?
Take it easy.
Here are the conjugations for all infinitives, for the irregular stem/conjugation verbs in the preterit:
yo > -e
tú > -iste
usted, él, ella > -o
nosotros, nosotras > -imos
ustedes, ellos, ellas > ieron
NOTE: DECIR AND TRAER USE > -ERON
FOR USTEDES, ELLOS ELLAS
Memorize the preterit of:
tener > to have
tuve
tuviste
tuvo
tuvimos
tuvieron
Memorize the preterit of:
andar > to walk
anduve
anduviste
anduvo
anduvimos
anduvieron
Memorize the preterit of:
estar > to be
estuve
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos
estuvieron
Memorize the preterit of:
poder
pude
pudiste
pudo
pudimos
pudieron
Memorize the preterit of:
poner > to put
puse
pusiste
puso
pusimos
pusieron
Memorize the preterit of:
saber > to know
supe
supiste
supo
supimos
supieron
Memorize the preterit of:
venir
vine
viniste
vino
vinimos
vinieron
Memorize the preterit of:
decir > to say
dije
dijiste
dijo
dijimos
dijeron
Memorize the preterit of:
traer > to bring
traje
trajiste
trajo
trajimos
trajeron
Hey, did you notice that irregular stem for decir and traer
end in “j”?
Yes, that’s the reason why ustedes, ellos, ellas
use the -eron conjugation instead of
-ieron.
One last question.
How would you conjugate ponerse?
Oh, Mrs. Salazar. You forget that you’re teaching
scholars. Ponerse is reflexive.
me puse
te pusiste
se puso
nos pusimos
se pusieron
