Verbos irregulares en el preterito

querer

to want

querer (yo)

quise (I wanted)

hacer

to do or to make

hacer (yo)

hice (I did or I made)

• for el/ella/usted = hizo

decir

to say

decir (yo)

dije (I said)

traer

to bring

traer (yo)

traje (I brought)

conducir

to lead or to drive

conducir (yo)

conduje (I led or I drove)

estar

to be

• location/describing how people, places, & things are doing

estar (yo)

estuvo (I was)

tener (yo)

tuve (I had)

dar

to give

dar (yo)

di (I gave)

• very irregular

haber

• to have (in existence, or done in the past)

ex: hay (there is or there are)

ex: Ella había viajado mucho. (She had traveled a lot.)

haber (yo)

hube (I had)

traducir

to translate

traducir (yo)

traje (I translated)

poder in preterite form

managed or succeeded in doing something

poder in preterite form (negative)

failed

querer in preterite form

tried

querer in preterite form (negative)

refused

poner

to put

poner (yo)

puse

poder

to be able to

poder (yo)

pude

saber

to know information or how to do something

saber (yo)

supe

venir

to come

venir (yo)

vine

saber in preterite form

learned or found out

conocer in preterite form

to have met