Showing posts with label past tense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label past tense. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

El pasado

THE PRETERITE REGULAR (el pasado simple)

Ar

Er

Ir

Yo

É

í

Í

Aste

iste

Iste

Él/ella/usted

Ó

Nosotros

amos

imos

imos

Vosotros

asteis

isteis

Isteis

Ellos/ellas/ustedes

aron

ieron

Ieron

VERBOS IRREGULARES

infinitive

pattern

Stem

Endings

GROUP 1

Estar

Tener

Andar

uv

Estuv

Tuv

Anduv

E

Iste

o

GROUP 2

Querer

Venir

Hacer

i

Quis

Vin

Hic

Imos

Isteis

Ieron

GROUP 3

Poner

Poder

Saber

Haber

u

Pus

Pud

Sup

Hub

E

Iste

o

Imos

GROUP 3

Decir

Traer

Traducir

j

Dij

Traj

traduj

Isteis

Ieron

SEMIRREGULARES

GROUP 1

E to i (ir)

irregular

Only in 3rd person

Pedir = El pidio

Ellos pidieron

GROUP 4

Irregular en YO

GROUP 2

O to u

irregular

Only in 3rd person

Dormir= el durmió

Ellos durmieron

ZAR =CE

GAR= GUE

Yo Almorce

Yo Pague

GROUP 3

I to y

irregular

Only in 3rd person

Leer= el leyó

Ellos leyeron

CAR = QUE

Yo Busque

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