Irregular & Regular Preterite & Irregulary Verbs

Conjugate estar (yo, preterite)

estuve

Conjugate poder (yo, preterite)

pude

Conjugate tener (yo, preterite)

tuve

Conjugate conducir (yo, preterite)

conduje

Conjugate hacer (él/ella/Ud., preterite)

hizo

Conjugate decir (yo, preterite)

dije

Conjugate poner (yo, preterite)

puse

Conjugate querer (yo, preterite)

quise

Conjugate traducir (yo, preterite)

traduje

Conjugate saber (yo, preterite)

supe

Conjugate venir (yo, preterite)

vine

Conjugate traer (yo, preterite)

traje

What is the imperfect tense used for?

To express habitual actions, physical characteristics, age, time, weather, actions in progress, moods, emotions, or mental states.

Conjugate jugar (yo, imperfect)

jugaba

Conjugate leer (tú, imperfect)

leías

Conjugate vivir (ella, imperfect)

vivía

Conjugate ir (nosotros, imperfect)

íbamos

Conjugate comer (ustedes, imperfect)

comían

Conjugate cocinar (ella, imperfect)

cocinaba

Conjugate levantarse (yo, imperfect)

me levantaba

Conjugate escuchar (tú, imperfect)

escuchabas

What are the three irregular verbs in the imperfect?

ir, ver, ser

Conjugate ir (yo, imperfect)

iba

Conjugate ver (yo, imperfect)

veía

Conjugate ser (yo, imperfect)

era

What spelling changes occur for -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR verbs in the YO form?

-car → qué, -gar → gué, -zar → cé