More Stem Changes in the Preterite

Flashcards covering the stem changes in the preterite tense for Spanish verbs.

U-stem Verbs

poder, estar, tener, saber, poner, andar

I-stem Verbs

querer, hacer, venir

J-stem Verbs

typically ending in -cir, including traer, decir, and producir.

Poder

“to be able to”; 'pud-' in the preterite (U-stem)

Estar

“to be”; 'estuv-' in the preterite (U-stem)

Tener

“to have”; 'tuv-' in the preterite (U-stem)

Saber

“to know”; 'sup-' in the preterite (U-stem)

Poner

“to put”; 'pus-' in the preterite (U-stem)

Andar

“to walk”; 'anduv-' in the preterite (U-stem)

Querer

“to want”; 'quis-' in the preterite (I-stem)

Hacer

“to do/to make”; 'hic-' in the preterite (I-stem); with a special form 'hizo' for el/ella/usted.

Venir

“to come”; 'vin-' in the preterite (I-stem)

Traer

“to bring”; 'traj-' in the preterite (J-stem)

Decir

“to say”; 'dij-' in the preterite (J-stem)

Producir

“to produce”; 'produj-' in the preterite (J-stem)

J-stem Verbs Conjugation

In the preterite, the ustedes and ellos/ellas forms of J-stem verbs end in -eron, not -ieron.

Stem Changing Preterite

NO ACCENTS; one set of conjugation for all verbs (use -ar preterite conjugations for yo and ello/ella form; and use -ir/-er preterite conjugations for everything else)