Irregulars Flashcards
Present Tense Rules (radical-changing verbs)
Usually:
- ‘e’ in stem = ‘ie’
- But some verbs ‘e’ = ‘i’ (pedir, repetir, vestirse)
- ‘o’ or ‘u’ in stem = ‘ue’
Stem changes in every form apart from ‘we’ and ‘you (inf., pl.)
Present Tense: Name 10 verbs that change their ‘e’ to ‘ie’
Present Tense: Querer (to want)
Present Tense: Name 10 verbs that change their ‘o’ or ‘u’ to ‘ue’
Present Tense: Poder (to be able to)
Present Tense: Saber (to know something)
Present Tense: dar - to give
Present Tense: hacer
Preterite Tense: dar (to give)
I
he/she/it
di
dio
Preterite Tense: decir (to say)
I
he/she/it
dije
dijo
Preterite Tense: poder (to be able to)
I
he/she/it
pude
pudo
Preterite Tense: poner (to put)
I
he/she/it
puse
puso
Preterite Tense: querer (to want)
I
he/she/it
quise
quiso
Preterite Tense: tener (to have)
I
he/she/it
tuve
tuvo
Preterite Tense: traer (to bring)
I
he/she/it
traje
trajo
Preterite Tense: venir (to come)
I
he/she/it
vine
vino
Preterite Tense: hacer
Hice
Hiciste
Hizo
Hicimos
Hicisteis
Hicieron
Imperfect Tense: ser
era
eras
era
éramos
erais
eran
Imperfect Tense: ir
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
ibais
iban
Imperfect Tense: ver (rule)
Almost regular: just add the ‘-er’ endings onto ‘ve-‘
e.g. ‘veía’
Past Participle: abrir
abierto (opened)