Stem Changing Verbs-Preterite (U-Stem)

Question 1

Preterite Regular

Answer 1

Describes completed Action in the past
AR- é aste ó amos asteis aron
ER or IR í iste ó imos istei ieron

Question 2

Peterite Irregular (need to be memorized)

Answer 2

1. All irregular verbs have 3rd sing. ending-unstressed o
2. All have u stems (tuv-, estuv-, uv-,sup-, pud-, pus-, cup-,)
3. The endings for the whole conjugation
   e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ierton

Question 3

Peterite Irregular

        Andar- to walk

Answer 3

anduve anduviste anduvo aduvimo anduvisteis anduvieron

Question 4

Peterite Irregular

                  Caber

Answer 4

To Fit
cupe, cupiste, cupo,
cupimos, cupiestis, cupieron

Question 5

Peterite Irregular

                   Estar

Answer 5

to be. (was)
estuve, estuviste, estuvo
estuvmos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

Question 6

Peterite Irregular

                       Poder

Answer 6

To be able to manage (could)

pude, pudiste, pudo
pudimos, pudisteis,pudieron

Question 7

Peterite Irregular

                    Poner

Answer 7

To put

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron

Question 8

Peterite Irregular

                    Saber

Answer 8

To know (knew)

supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron

Question 9

Peterite Irregular

                    Tener

Answer 9

To have (had)

tuve, tuviste,tuve, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

Question 10

Preterite Irregular

Ser and ir (same form)
you fui nosotros fuimos
tù fuiste vosotros fuistes
el, ella Ud. fue ellos, ellas Uds fueron

Answer 10

I was, went we were, went
you were, went you were, went
he, she it, was, went they were, went

Question 11

Preterite Irregular

               Dar

Answer 11

To give (gave)

di,diste,dio,dimos, disteis, dieron