Spanish Preterite Stem Changing Verbs with Conjugations Flashcards
These verbs are stem changing in the preterite tense. The groups are divided into -UV, -U, -I, -J, stems.
What are the irregular preterit endings?
- é -amos -i -imos
- aste -asteis -iste -isteis
- ó -aron -ío -Ieron
Which are common to all with the exception of -eron in the third person plural of decir (dijeron) “Put dot on the j and drop the i on the [ji] group
UV - stem
andar
estar
tener
anduv- [to walk, march, go]
estuv- [to be]
tuv- [to have, wish, desire, hold, own]
U - stem
poder
poner
saber
pud- [to be able to, can, may, power, authority, might, ability
pus- [to put, lay, place, set, put on, put down, turn on] sup- [to know, know how, knowledge, learning, wit]
I -stem
hacer
querer
venir
hic- [to do,make, act, perform, cause, get]
quis- [to want, love, wish, desire,]
vin- [to come, coming]
J -stem
conducir
decir
traer
traducir
conduj- [to drive, lead, driving, go, conduct, guide, bring, pilot]
dij- [to say, tell, saying, speak, language]
traj- [to bring, fetch,]
traduj- [to translate, interpret]
andar [uv] preterite stem change
anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron
estar [uv] preterite stem change
estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron
tener [uv] preterite stem change
To bring, to come
tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron
poder [u] preterite stem change
To be able to do it
pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron
poner [u] preterite stem change
puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
saber [u] preterite stem change To know (knowledge)
supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron
hacer [i] preterite stem change
hice, hiciste, hiZo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron
querer [is] preterite stem change
quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron
venir [i] preterite stem change
vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron
traer [j] preterite stem change
traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajieron
