SAMPLE Spanish I and II

Irregular verbs in the preterit (II) ● The verbs ser , ir , estar , tener , dar , and ver all have irregular forms in the preterit.

● The verbs ser and ir have the same forms in the preterit. The context of the sentence or the situation will clarify the meaning.

¿Sabes?, nuestros abuelos también fueron jóvenes.

You know, our grandparents were also young.

Fuimos a dar un paseo al centro.

We went downtown for a walk.

● Note that estar and tener have the same irregularities in the preterit.

Gloria estuvo en la feria internacional.

Gloria was at the international fair.

Gloria tuvo que irse temprano.

Gloria had to leave early.

● Dar and ver use the same endings as regular –er and –ir verbs. However, the first and third persons have only one syllable and do not require an accent mark.

Víctor me dio una película excelente.

Victor gave me an excellent movie. I saw them enter the theater.

Los vi entrar al teatro.

● The preterit form of hay (from the verb haber ) is hubo for both singular and plural.

Ayer hubo un partido de futbol en el estadio.

Yesterday there was a soccer game in the stadium. There were more than 50,000 spectators.

Hubo más de 50.000 espectadores.

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