Irregular Preterite verb rules

Irregular preterite verbs

The verbs to go (ir) and to be (ser) in Spanish use the same forms in the preterite tense. Use context.

Ex: Yo fui a un concierto anoche.

Ex: Yo fui profesora.

Group 1

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: Yo fui a Charlotte anoche.

• I went

• I was

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: Yo fui a visitar mis amigos.

• I went

• I was

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: Tú fuiste mi novio.

• You went

• You were

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: Tú siempre fuiste amable.

• You always went

• You always were

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: Ricardo y yo fuimos a acampar.

• We went

• We were

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: Tú y Selena fueron compañeras de clase.

• Y'all went

• Y'all were

Multiple Choice

Decide if this means went or was: ¿Usted fue a la fiesta?

• You were

• You went

Gave and Saw share identical forms except for the 1st letter.

Di una presentación - I gave a presentation

Vi una cucaracha - I saw a cockroach

Group 2

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: ¿Viste las estrellas anoche?

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: Vi un espiritu

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: ¿Ya diste tu dinero?

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: Vimos muchas personas

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: Di muchas vueltas (go around in circles)

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: ¿Vio tu tatuaje?

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject: Dimos gracias por la fruta

• Tú

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él

Verbs in the preterite (simple past) do not carry accent marks as regular verbs. These are a list of common verbs in the preterite and their ending patterns.

Group 3

Open Ended

Type a sentence using Tener in the preterite

Open Ended

Type a sentence using Estar in the preterite

Hay in the present replaces there is and there are, in the preterite, hubo takes its place.

Hay un festival hoy.- There is a festival today.

Hubo un festival ayer.- There was a festival yesterday.

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grupo 4

Open Ended

Create a sentence using hubo in Spanish.