RECOGNITION & RECALL • El pretérito: Verbos irregulares y más Flashcards
caber
to fit
(cup-)
Ex: Las maletas no cupieron en el carro.
X = Yo no cupe las maletas en el carro.
saber
found out, learned
to know
(sup-)
poner
to put, place, set
(pus-)
ponerse
to put on, to become [emotion] (pus-)
componer
to compose
(compus-)
proponer
to propose
(propus-)
poder
*managed (tried and succeeded)
(pud-)
no poder
*tried (and didn’t succeed)
(pud-)
dar
to give
(di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron)
ver
to see
(vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron)
ser
to be
(fui)
ir (+ a)
to go (+ to)
Ej.: Fui a la fiesta.
irse (+ de)
to leave (+ place)
(me fui)
Ej.: Me fui de la fiesta. = I left the party.
andar
to walk
(anduv-)
estar
to be
(estuv-)
Used with: Emotions, Location, Feeling, Conditions, States of being
tener
to have, to get/receive
(tuv-)
Ej.: Tuve una buena idea.
obtener
to get, obtain
(obtuv-)
mantener
to maintain, support (a family)
(mantuv-)
contener
to contain
(contuv-)
querer
tried in preterite
to want, love
(quis-)
Ej.: Quise hablar con ella. = I tried talk to her.
no querer
refused in the preterite
(no quis-)
Ej.: Ella no quiso decirme la verdad. = She refused to tell me the truth
venir
to come (to a place)
(vin-)
traer
to bring
(traj-)
*trajeron (no i after the j)
decir
to say, tell
(dij-)
*dijeron (no i after the j)
traducir
to translate
(traduj-)
tradujeron (no i after the j)
producir
to produce
(produj-)
produjeron (no i after the j)
hacer
to do, make
(hic-)
hizo (irregular él/ella/Ud. form)