9.1 Spanish Irregular Preterites

Vocabulary flashcards covering irregular preterite stems, conjugation patterns, and specific grammar rules for Spanish verbs.

tener (Preterite)

u-stem: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron.

venir (Preterite)

i-stem: vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron.

decir (Preterite)

j-stem: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron.

poder (Preterite Stem)

pud-

poner (Preterite Stem)

pus-

saber (Preterite Stem)

sup-

estar (Preterite Stem)

estuv-

querer (Preterite Stem)

quis-

hacer (Preterite Stem)

hic- (Note: the Ud./él/ella form is hizo)

traer (Preterite Stem)

traj-

conducir (Preterite Stem)

conduj-

traducir (Preterite Stem)

traduj-

producir (Preterite)

produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron.

dar (Preterite)

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron (ends like -er and -ir verbs but with no accent marks).

hubo

The preterite of hay (inf. haber), meaning there was or there were.

J-stem Endings Rule

Verbs with j-stems omit the letter i in the Uds./ellos/ellas endings (e.g., dijeron, trajeron, condujeron).

Irregular Preterite Accents

None of the irregular stem verbs (tener, venir, decir, etc.) have written accents in the yo or usted/él/ella forms.

Verbs ending in -cir

Most verbs ending in -cir are j-stem verbs in the preterite.