The preterit hacer, tener, estar, poder Flashcards

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What is the preterit?

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It’s a past tense. Use it when you want to send the massage that the action of the verb occured at a specific point in time in the past.

For example, I walked to school yesterday.

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Why are these verbs called irregular?

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Hacer, tener, estar, and poder belong to a group of irregular verb. They are grouped together because their root and conjugations are irregular in the preterit tense.

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What is the preterit root for: hacer, tener, estar, poder?

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hace > hic

tener > tuv

estar > estuv

poder > pud

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What are the irregular preterit conjugations for

hacer, tener, estar, poder?

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Even though these verbs have different infinitives (verb endings), they all use the same irregular preterit endings:

yo > -e

tú > -iste

ud., él, ella > -o

nosotros, nosotras > -imos

uds., ellos, ellas > -ieron

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What is the preterit conjugation for hacer?

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yo hice

tú hiciste

usted, él, ella hizo

nosotros, nosotras hicimos

ustedes, ellos, ellas hicieron

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What is the preterit conjugation for tener?

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yo tuve

tú tuviste

usted, él, ella tuvo

nosotros, nosotras tuvimos

ustedes, ellos, ellas tuvieron

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What is the preterit conjugation for estar?

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yo estuve

tú estuviste

usted, él, ella estuvo

nosotros, nosotras estuvimos

ustedes, ellos, ellas estuvieron

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What is the preterit conjugation of poder?

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yo pude

tú pudiste

usted, él, ella pudo

nosotros, nosotras pudimos

ustedes, ellos, ellas pudieron

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