The preterit of irregular stem verbs and conjugations

Question 1

So, why is this group of verbs called irregular stem and irregular conjugation verbs?

Answer 1

Well, Mrs. Salazar likes to call them irregular stem and

irregular conjugations verbs.

It just makes it easier to remember their rules.

Question 2

Don’t hold back. What are the rules for these verbs?

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

I feel this has become a guessing game.

Tell me already,

what are the irregular stems?

Answer 3

Well, young people, it all depends on the verb.

Question 4

Tell me already. What is the irregular stem?

What are the conjugations?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Memorize the preterit of:

tener > to have

Answer 5

tuve

tuviste

tuvo

tuvimos

tuvieron

Question 6

Memorize the preterit of:

andar > to walk

Answer 6

anduve

anduviste

anduvo

anduvimos

anduvieron

Question 7

Memorize the preterit of:

estar > to be

Answer 7

estuve

estuviste

estuvo

estuvimos

estuvieron

Question 8

Memorize the preterit of:

poder

Answer 8

pude

pudiste

pudo

pudimos

pudieron

Question 9

Memorize the preterit of:

poner > to put

Answer 9

puse

pusiste

puso

pusimos

pusieron

Question 10

Memorize the preterit of:

saber > to know

Answer 10

supe

supiste

supo

supimos

supieron

Question 11

Memorize the preterit of:

venir

Answer 11

vine

viniste

vino

vinimos

vinieron

Question 12

Memorize the preterit of:

decir > to say

Answer 12

dije

dijiste

dijo

dijimos

dijeron

Question 13

Memorize the preterit of:

traer > to bring

Answer 13

traje

trajiste

trajo

trajimos

trajeron

Question 14

Hey, did you notice that irregular stem for decir and traer

end in “j”?

Answer 14

Yes, that’s the reason why ustedes, ellos, ellas

use the -eron conjugation instead of

-ieron.

Question 15

One last question.

How would you conjugate ponerse?

Answer 15

Oh, Mrs. Salazar. You forget that you’re teaching

scholars. Ponerse is reflexive.

me puse

te pusiste

se puso

nos pusimos

se pusieron