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Irregular Preterits
Spanish: irregular preterit stems, meanings, and conjagations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| querer | to want |
| I wanted | quise |
| you wanted | quiste |
| he/she/it wanted | quiso |
| we wanted | quisimos |
| they wanted | quieron |
| tener | to get or to have |
| stem for querer | quis |
| stem for tener | tuv |
| I got/had | tuve |
| you got/had | tuviste |
| he/she/it got/had | tuvo |
| we got/had | tuvimos |
| they got/had | tuvieron |
| hacer | to make/do |
| stem for hacer | hic |
| I made/did | hice |
| you made/did | hiciste |
| he/she/it made/did | hizo |
| we made/did | hicimos |
| they made/did | hicieron |
| andar | to walk |
| stem for andar | anduv |
| I waked | anduve |
| you walked | anduviste |
| he/she/it walked | anduvo |
| we walked | anduvimos |
| they walked | anduvieron |
| dar | to give |
| stem for dar | di |
| I gave | di |
| you gave | diste |
| he/she/it gave | dio |
| we gave | dimos |
| they gave | dieron |
| venir | to come |
| stem for venir | vin |
| I came | vine |
| you came | viniste |
| he/she/it came | vinio |
| we came | vinimos |
| they came | vinieron |
| poder | to be able to (can) |
| stem for poder | pud |
| I could | pude |
| you could | pudiste |
| he/she/it could | pudio |
| we could | pudimos |
| they could | pudieron |
| estar | to be |
| stem for estar | estuv |
| I was (e) | estuve |
| you were (e) | estuviste |
| he/she/it was (e) | estuvo |
| we were | estuvimos |
| they were | estuvieron |
| poner | to put or place |
| stem for poner | pus |
| I put/placed | puse |
| you put/placed | pusiste |
| he/she/it put/placed | puso |
| we put/placed | pusimos |
| they put/placed | pusieron |
| ser | to be |
| stem for ser | fu |
| I was (s) | fui |
| you were (s) | fuiste |
| he/she/it was (s) | fue |
| we were (s) | fuimos |
| they were (s) | fueron |
| ir | to go |
| stem for ir | fuis |
| saber | to find out/know |
| stem for saber | sup |
| I knew | supe |
| you knew | supiste |
| he/she/it knew | supo |
| we knew | supimos |
| they knew | supieron |