Chapter 3A Irregular preterite verbs- tener, poder, estar, hacer

Irregular preterite verbs

Tener, Poder, Estar, Hacer

All irregular
verbs in the
preterite have
the same set of
“special”
endings

-e

-imos

-iste

-isteis

-o

-ieron

All irregular
verbs in the
preterite have an
irregular stem.

Tener- TUV-

Poder- PUD-

Estar- ESTUV-

Hacer- HIC-
Pronounced “eace” as in “peace”
NOT “hick” or “heek”

There are many irregulars in the preterite, but
we will be learning only 4.

Tener- to have

Poder- to be able to/could

Estar - to be (location/condition/feeling)

Hacer - to do; to make; to ask a question

To form an irregular preterite, us the irregular
stem and then add the ending:

-e -imos

I had:

Yo tuve

-iste -isteis

You had: Tú tuviste

-o -ieron

He had

Él tuvo

Tener - TUV-

We had

Nosotros tuvimos

They had Ellos tuvieron

To form an irregular preterite, us the irregular
stem and then add the ending:

-e -imos

I could: Yo pude

-iste -isteis

You could:

Tú pudiste

-o -ieron

He could Él pudo

Poder - PUD-

We could Nosotros pudimos

They could

Ellos pudieron

To form an irregular preterite, us the irregular
stem and then add the ending:

-e -imos

I could: Yo pude

-iste -isteis

You could:

Tú pudiste

-o -ieron

He could Él pudo

Poder - PUD-

We could Nosotros pudimos

They could

Ellos pudieron

To form an irregular preterite, us the irregular
stem and then add the ending:

-e -imos

I could: Yo pude

-iste -isteis

You could:

Tú pudiste

-o -ieron

He could Él pudo

Poder - PUD-

We could Nosotros pudimos

They could

Ellos pudieron

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I had

Yo tuv_

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You had

Tú tuv

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She had

Ella tuv_

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She was able to/she could

Ella pud_

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We had

Nosotros tuv

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We were able to/we could

Nosotros pud

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They had

Ellos tuv

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They could/they were able to

Ellos pud

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You all had

Vosotros tuv

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You all were able to/could

Vosotros pud

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I was able to/I could

Yo pud_

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You were able to/you could

Tú pud

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I was at the bank.

Yo estuv_ en el banco.

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You were at the bank.

Tú estuv

en el banco.

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He was at the bank.

Él estuv_ en el banco.

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We were at the bank.

Nosotros estuv

en el banco.

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They were at the bank.

Ellos estuv

en el banco.

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They were at the bank.

Ellos estuv

en el banco.

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You guys were at the bank.

Vosotors estuv

en el banco.

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I made/I did

Yo hic_

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You made/you did

Tú hic

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He made/he did

Él hi

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We made/we did

Nosotros hic

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They made/they did

Ellos hic

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You guys made/you guys did

Vosotros hic