2020 Esp SL Irregular PRET Grupo 2 C1
2020 Esp SL Irregular PRET Grupo 2 C1
2020 Esp SL Irregular PRET Grupo 2 C1
in the Preterite
THE STEMS
• These stems change in very different ways
• You have to memorize these stems
• They CAN however, be categorized into
groups:
– V group
– U group
– I group
– J group (also has different endings than the rest)
• See the section in your preterite packet
The V group
STEMS
-e - imos
- iste - isteis
-o - ieron
Write 3 sentences
anduv-
-e - imos
estuv- - iste - isteis
tuv-
-o - ieron
Do you remember these verbs in
the present tense?
• estar • tener
estoy estamos
tengo tenemos
estás estáis
tienes tenéis
está están
tiene tienen
The U groupSTEMS
1. caber: to fit cup-
-e - imos
- iste - isteis
-o - ieron
Write 3 sentences
pud-
-e - imos
cup-
- iste - isteis
sup- -o - ieron
Do you remember these verbs in
the present tense?
• poder • poner
puedo podemos
pongo ponemos
puedes podéis
pones ponéis
puede pueden
pone ponen
The I group
STEMS
-e - imos
- iste - isteis
-o - ieron
Write 3 sentences
hic-
-e - imos
quis-
- iste - isteis
vin- -o - ieron
Do you remember these verbs in
the present tense?
• querer • venir
quiero queremos vengo venemos
hago hacemos
• hacer
haces hacéis
hace hacemos
The J group
STEMS
-e - imos
- iste - isteis
-o -eron ***
Drop the i in the 3rd person
plural
Write 3 sentences
dij- -e - imos
- iste - isteis
conduj-
-o -eron *
Drop the i in the
traj- 3rd person plural