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SITE INFO Dedications Site Background Contact SITE NAVIGATION HOME Spanish Studies Pronunciation Lessons Numbers Time Date Verbs Verb Tenses Verb Conjugation Grammar Gender Grammar Terms Pronouns Reflexive Vocabulary Adjectives Noun Cognates Prepositions Verb Lists Vocabulary Lists VERB CONJUGATION Indicative Mood Present Tense Regular -ar Verbs Regular -er Verbs Regular -ir Verbs Stem e -> ie Stem o -> ue Stem e -> i Stem iar: i -> í Stem uar: u -> ú Stem uir: i -> y Stem ger/gir: g -> j Yo form -oy Yo form -zco Yo form -go Imperfect Tense AR Verbs ER & IR Verbs Preterite Tense Regular AR Verbs Ending -car Ending -gar Ending -zar ER/IR Verbs ER/IR Verbs vowel Stem IR Stem-changers Irregular Stems Future Tense Regular Verbs Irregular Stems Conditional Tense Regular Verbs Irregular Stems Progressive Tenses Perfect Tenses Reference Subject Pronouns yo nosotros nosotras tú* vosotros vosotras él ella Usted ellos ellas Ustedes *In some countries in Central & South America vos is used instead of tú. Reflexive Pronouns me nos te os se  se Direct Object Pronouns me nos te os lo la lo/la los las los/las Indirect Object Pronouns me nos te os le les	Preterite Tense: Verbs with irregular preterite stems   These verbs have an irregular preterite stem. The endings in the chart below are added to the stems given for each verb listed. yo -e nosotros, nosotras -imos tú -iste vosotros, vosotras -isteis él, ella, Usted -o ellos, ellas, Ustedes -ieron AR andar anduv- to be about, go walking herumsein estar estuv- to be sein ER haber hub- to have (auxiliary verb) haben (Hilfsverbum) * hacer hic- to do, make machen, tun poder pud- to be able to, "can" können * poner pus- to put, place stellen querer quis- to want, love wollen, lieben saber sup- to know wissen satisfacer satisfic- to satisfy befriedigen * tener tuv- to have haben * traer traj- to bring bringen IR * decir dij- to say, tell sagen * -ducir -duj- -duct, -duce -duzieren * venir vin- to come kommen Verbs marked with an * have a family of verbs which use the same endings as the root verb. Don't forget to use correct preterite endings on stems ending in -j. To see the preterite tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More Information About the Preterite Tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Yo form To make this form, add -e to the stem provided for each verb. AR This is the event. This is what I did. deutsch andar anduv- anduve I was out & about I did go around ich war beim ... estar estuv- estuve I was (right then) being I did be ich war ER haber hub- hube * I had (2nd verb) ich hatte (ge_____) hacer hic- hice I did I did do ich habe getan poder pud- pude I could, was able to I did be able ich habe gekonnt poner pus- puse I put, placed I did put ich habe gestellt querer quis- quise I wanted I did want ich habe gewollt saber sup- supe I found out, came to know I did find out ich habe herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisfice I satisfied I did satisfy ich habe befriedigt tener tuv- tuve I had I did have ich hatte traer traj- traje I brought I did bring ich habe gebracht * haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." IR decir dij- dije I said I did say ich habe gesagt -ducir -duj- -duje ** I -ducted, -duced I did -duct, -duce ich habe -duziert venir vin- vine I came I did come ich bin gekommen ** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. The pronoun YO does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that YO is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Tú form To make this form, add -iste to the stem provided for each verb. AR This is the event. This is what you did. deutsch andar anduv- anduviste you were out & about you did go around du warst beim ... estar estuv- estuviste you were (right then) being you did be du warst ER haber hub- hubiste * you had (2nd verb) du hattest (ge_____) hacer hic- hiciste you did you did do du hast getan poder pud- pudiste you could, were able to you did be able du hast gekonnt poner pus- pusiste you put, placed you did put du hast gestellt querer quis- quisiste you wanted you did want du hast gewollt saber sup- supiste you found out, came to know you did find out du hast herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisficiste you satisfied you did satisfy du hast befriedigt tener tuv- tuviste you had you did have du hattest traer traj- trajiste you brought you did bring du hast gebracht * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." IR decir dij- dijiste you said you did say du hast gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujiste ** you -ducted, -duced you did -duct, -duce du hast -duziert venir vin- viniste you came you did come du bist gekommen ** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. The pronoun TÚ does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that TÚ is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Él form To make this form, add -o to the stem provided for each verb. AR This is the event. This is what he did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvo he was out & about he did go around er war beim ... estar estuv- estuvo he was (right then) being he did be er war ER haber hub- hubo* he had (2nd verb) er hatte (ge_____) hacer hic- hizo ** he did he did do er hat getan poder pud- pudo he could, was able to he did be able er hat gekonnt poner pus- puso he put, placed he did put er hat gestellt querer quis- quiso he wanted he did want er hat gewollt saber sup- supo he found out, came to know he did find out er hat herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisfizo ** he satisfied he did satisfy er hat befriedigt tener tuv- tuvo he had he did have er hatte traer traj- trajo he brought he did bring er hat gebracht IR decir dij- dijo he said he did say er hat gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujo *** he -ducted, -duced he did -duct, -duce er hat -duziert venir vin- vino he came he did come er ist gekommen The pronoun ÉL needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLA & USTED. Once it is clear that ÉL is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." ** Don't forget to observe the spelling of the lisped Z sound: ZA - CE - CI - ZO - ZU. *** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Ella form To make this form, add -o to the stem provided for each verb. AR This is the event. This is what she did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvo she was out & about she did go around sie war beim ... estar estuv- estuvo she was (right then) being she did be sie war ER haber hub- hubo* she had (2nd verb) sie hatte (ge_____) hacer hic- hizo ** she did she did do sie hat getan poder pud- pudo she could, was able to she did be able sie hat gekonnt poner pus- puso she put, placed she did put sie hat gestellt querer quis- quiso she wanted she did want sie hat gewollt saber sup- supo she found out, came to know she did find out sie hat herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisfizo ** she satisfied she did satisfy sie hat befriedigt tener tuv- tuvo she had she did have sie hatte traer traj- trajo she brought she did bring sie hat gebracht IR decir dij- dijo she said she did say sie hat gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujo *** she -ducted, -duced she did -duct, -duce sie hat -duziert venir vin- vino she came she did come sie ist gekommen The pronoun ELLA needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ÉL & USTED. Once it is clear that ELLA is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." ** Don't forget to observe the spelling of the lisped Z sound: ZA - CE - CI - ZO - ZU. *** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Usted form To make this form, add -o to the stem provided for each verb. AR deutsch andar anduv- anduvo you were out & about you did go around Sie waren beim ... estar estuv- estuvo you were (right then) being you did be Sie waren ER haber hub- hubo* you had (2nd verb) Sie hatten (ge_____) hacer hic- hizo ** you did you did do Sie haben getan poder pud- pudo you could, were able to you did be able Sie haben gekonnt poner pus- puso you put, placed you did put Sie haben gestellt querer quis- quiso you wanted you did want Sie haben gewollt saber sup- supo you found out, came to know you did find out Sie haben herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisfizo ** you satisfied you did satisfy Sie haben befriedigt tener tuv- tuvo you had you did have Sie hatten traer traj- trajo you brought you did bring Sie haben gebracht IR decir dij- dijo you said you did say Sie haben gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujo *** you -ducted, -duced you did -duct, -duce Sie haben -duziert venir vin- vino you came you did come Sie sind gekommen The pronoun USTED needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ÉL & ELLA. Once it is clear that USTED is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." ** Don't forget to observe the spelling of the lisped Z sound: ZA - CE - CI - ZO - ZU. *** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Nosotros & Nosotras form To make this form, add -imos to the stem provided for each verb. AR This is the event. This is what we did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvimos we were out & about we did go around wir waren beim ... estar estuv- estuvimos we were (at that moment) being we did be wir waren ER haber hub- hubimos * we had (2nd verb) wir hatten (ge_____) hacer hic- hicimos we did we did do wir haben getan poder pud- pudimos we could, were able to we did be able wir haben gekonnt poner pus- pusimos we put, placed we did put wir haben gestellt querer quis- quisimos we wanted we did want wir haben gewollt saber sup- supimos we found out, came to know we did find out wir haben herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisficimos we satisfied we did satisfy wir haben befriedigt tener tuv- tuvimos we had we did have wir hatten traer traj- trajimos we brought we did bring wir haben gebracht * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." IR decir dij- dijimos we said we did say wir haben gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujimos ** we -ducted, -duced we did -duct, -duce wir haben -duziert venir vin- vinimos we came we did come wir sind gekommen ** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. The pronoun NOSOTROS does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that NOSOTROS is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Vosotros & Vosotras form To make this form, add -isteis to the stem provided for each verb. AR This is the event. This is what y'all did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvisteis y'all were out & about y'all did go around ihr ward beim ... estar estuv- estuvisteis y'all were (at that moment) being y'all did be ihr ward ER haber hub- hubisteis * y'all had (2nd verb) ihr hattet (ge_____) hacer hic- hicisteis y'all did y'all did do ihr habt getan poder pud- pudisteis y'all could, were able to y'all did be able ihr habt gekonnt poner pus- pusisteis y'all put, placed y'all did put ihr habt gestellt querer quis- quisisteis y'all wanted y'all did want ihr habt gewollt saber sup- supisteis y'all found out, came to know y'all did find out ihr habt herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisficisteis y'all satisfied y'all did satisfy ihr habt befriedigt tener tuv- tuvisteis y'all had y'all did have ihr hattet traer traj- trajisteis y'all brought y'all did bring ihr habt gebracht * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." IR decir dij- dijisteis y'all said y'all did say ihr habt gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujisteis ** y'all -ducted, -duced y'all did -duct, -duce ihr habt -duziert venir vin- vinisteis y'all came y'all did come ihr seid gekommen ** -DUCIR is an ending for a family of verbs, not a verb itself. The pronoun VOSOTROS does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that VOSOTROS is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Ellos form To make this form, add -ieron to the stem provided for each verb. This form is important, as it is the basis for the formation of the past subjunctive. AR This is the event. This is what they did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvieron they were out & about they did go around sie waren beim ... estar estuv- estuvieron they were (right then) being they did be sie waren ER haber hub- hubieron * they had (2nd verb) sie hatten (ge_____) hacer hic- hicieron they did they did do sie haben getan poder pud- pudieron they could, were able to they did be able sie haben gekonnt poner pus- pusieron they put, placed they did put sie haben gestellt querer quis- quisieron they wanted they did want sie haben gewollt saber sup- supieron they found out, came to know they did find out sie haben herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisficieron they satisfied they did satisfy sie haben befriedigt tener tuv- tuvieron they had they did have sie hatten traer traj- trajeron ** they brought they did bring sie haben gebracht IR decir dij- dijeron ** they said they did say sie haben gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujeron ** they -ducted, -duced they did -duct, -duce sie haben -duziert venir vin- vinieron they came they did come sie sind gekommen The pronoun ELLOS needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLAS & USTEDES. Once it is clear that ELLOS is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." ** Don't forget to use correct preterite endings on stems ending in -J. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Ellas form To make this form, add -ieron to the stem provided for each verb. This form is important, as it is the basis for the formation of the past subjunctive. AR This is the event. This is what they did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvieron they were out & about they did go around sie waren beim ... estar estuv- estuvieron they were (right then) being they did be sie waren ER haber hub- hubieron * they had (2nd verb) sie hatten (ge_____) hacer hic- hicieron they did they did do sie haben getan poder pud- pudieron they could, were able to they did be able sie haben gekonnt poner pus- pusieron they put, placed they did put sie haben gestellt querer quis- quisieron they wanted they did want sie haben gewollt saber sup- supieron they found out, came to know they did find out sie haben herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisficieron they satisfied they did satisfy sie haben befriedigt tener tuv- tuvieron they had they did have sie hatten traer traj- trajeron ** they brought they did bring sie haben gebracht IR decir dij- dijeron ** they said they did say sie haben gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujeron ** they -ducted, -duced they did -duct, -duce sie haben -duziert venir vin- vinieron they came they did come sie sind gekommen The pronoun ELLAS needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLOS & USTEDES. Once it is clear that ELLAS is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." ** Don't forget to use correct preterite endings on stems ending in -J. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top   Preterite tense: Verbs with irregular stems Ustedes form To make this form, add -ieron to the stem provided for each verb. This form is important, as it is the basis for the formation of the past subjunctive. AR This is the event. This is what you did. deutsch andar anduv- anduvieron you were out & about you did go around Sie waren beim ... estar estuv- estuvieron you were (right then) being you did be Sie waren ER haber hub- hubieron * you had (2nd verb) Sie hatten (ge_____) hacer hic- hicieron you did you did do Sie haben getan poder pud- pudieron you could, were able to you did be able Sie haben gekonnt poner pus- pusieron you put, placed you did put Sie haben gestellt querer quis- quisieron you wanted you did want Sie haben gewollt saber sup- supieron you found out, came to know you did find out Sie haben herausgefunden satisfacer satisfic- satisficieron you satisfied you did satisfy Sie haben befriedigt tener tuv- tuvieron you had you did have Sie hatten traer traj- trajeron ** you brought you did bring Sie haben gebracht IR decir dij- dijeron ** you said you did say Sie haben gesagt -ducir -duj- -dujeron ** you -ducted, -duced you did -duct, -duce Sie haben -duziert venir vin- vinieron you came you did come Sie sind gekommen The pronoun USTEDES needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLOS & ELLAS. Once it is clear that USTEDES is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. * Haber in the preterite forms is no longer used in compound tense formation, but can be found in classical literature. Only the 3rd person singular form is used to represent: "There was ..." ** Don't forget to use correct preterite endings on stems ending in -J. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top

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