The 17 Stem Changing Verbs in the Preterite Tense

Question 1

Andar
To walk (to travel on foot)
To take (to travel by; used with "en")
To ride (to mount; used with "en") 
To work (to operate)
To go, be (to be in a certain state)
To hang out with  (to mix with; used with "con")
To go out with (to date; used with "con")
To be around (to date; used with "con")

Andarse 
To be (to act)

Answer 1

anduve anduvimos
anduviste
anduvo anduvieron

Question 2

Caber

To fit, be room for (to have enough space)
To fit, go (to pass through; used with “por”)
To be possible (to be conceivable)

Answer 2

cupe cupimos
cupiste
cupo cupieron

Question 3

Estar

To be (used to express a quality) (used to express an emotion or state)
To be (to be located) (to feel) (to exist) (with dates; used with “a”) (with seasons; used with “en”) (with distances; used with “a”)
To look (to appear)
To be on vacation, trip, etc, to be in luck. to be working as (to find oneself; used with “de”)
To stay (to visit)
To be ready (to be done)
To be in the mood for (to feel like; used with “para”)
To have (to come down with; used with “con”)
To be in favor of (to support; used with “por”)
To agree with (to be in agreement; used with “con”)

Estarse

To stay, keep (to remain)

Answer 3

estuve estuvimos
estuviste
estuvo estuvieron

Question 4

Hacer

To do (to complete) (to obey)
To make, prepare (to produce)
To make (to create) (to acquire) (to cause) (to transform)
To think (to imagine)
To make look (to cause to look)
To act (to behave)
To make, earn (to gross)
To take (time)
To do, cover (to cover distance)
It has been (time)
To be (weather)

Hacerse

To make for oneself (to create for oneself)
To pretend, act (to feign)
To become (to turn into)

Answer 4

hice hicimos
hiciste
hizo hicieron

Question 5

Poder

Can, be able to (used to indicate capability)
Can, may, be allowed to (used to ask for something or permission)
May, can (to be possible)
Can (used to indicate moral obligation)
Can, may (in reproaches) (in suggestions)
To stand, put up with, (to tolerate; used with “con”)
To manage (to be capable of; used with “con”)
To upset (to hurt)
May (used to indicate possibility)

Answer 5

pude pudimos
pudiste
pudo pudieron

Question 6

Poner

To put, add (to place)
To put (to cause to be) (to install)
To put on  (clothing)
To send (to ship)
To give (to grade)
To lay (to produce)
To put in (to contribute)
To put on, turn on  (to connect)
To call, give (to name)
To open (to establish)

Ponerse

To get, turn (to become)
To put on (to dress oneself in)
To wear (to be dressed in)
To move (to place oneself)
To set (to go down)

Answer 6

puse pusimos
pusiste
puso pusieron

Question 7

Querer

To want (to wish)
To love, like, be fond of (to feel affection for)
To mean, try (to have as intention)

Quererse

To love each other (to feel affection for)

Answer 7

quise quisimos
quisite
quiso quisieron

Question 8

Saber

To know (to have knowledge)
To find out, hear (to learn of)
To know how, can (to be able to)
To taste (to have a flavor; often used with “a”)
To hear (to find out; often used with “de”)

Saberse

To know (to have knowledge)

Answer 8

supe supimos
supiste
supo supieron

Question 9

Tener

To have, have got (to possess) (to be carrying) (used to express characteristics) (to have planned)
To have, have on (to wear)
To be (used to express age) (to feel) (to measure)
To have (to be ill with) (to give birth to) (to receive) (used with a participle to describe a state) (used to describe a possibility)
To hold, take (to grasp or carry)
To consider (to think of)
To have to, must (used to indicate an obligation; used with “que”)
Must (used to indicate supposition; used with “que”)
Should (used to indicate a reproach; used with “que”)

Tenerse

To stand up (to remain standing)
To think (to consider oneself)

Answer 9

tuve tuvimos
tuviste
tuvo tuvieron

Question 10

Venir

To come, arrive (to move from one place to another)
To come back, be back (to return)
To be from (to be a native of)
To be, come (to be available)
To come, come up (to occur)
To get (to be overcome by)
To come, next + timeframe (used to indicate the future)
To look, suit (to become; used with “bien”)
To be (to fit; used with “grande”, “pequeño”, “ancho”)
To suit, be (to be convenient; used with “bien” or “mal”)
To mean (to indicate meaning)
To pick up (to stop by for someone or something; used with “por” or “a por”)
To come in (before the gerund)
To come (before participle)

Venirse

To come (to move from one place to another)
To come back (to return)
To come (colloquial) (sexual)

Answer 10

vine vinimos
viniste
vino vinieron

Question 11

Decir

To say, tell (to speak) (to transmit orders)
To say, think, believe (to give an opinion)
To recite (to narrate)
To tell (to signify)
To say (to be indicated in text)
To go ahead (to invite to speak)

Decirse

To tell oneself, say to oneself, think to oneself (to promise oneself)
To call (to label)

Answer 11

dije dijimos
dijiste
dijo dijeron

Question 12

Producir

To produce, make, generate (to manufacture)
To produce (agriculture)   (theater)
To cause (to make happen)
To yield, generate, produce (economics)

Producirse

To take place, occur (to happen)
To inflict on oneself (to cause an injury)

Answer 12

produje produjimos
produjiste
produjo produjeron

Question 13

Traer

To bring (to transport) (to attract)
To carry, have on (to have with one)
To wear (to be dressed in)
To have (to include)
To bring, cause (to provoke)
To make, drive crazy (to make someone feel; used with an adjective)
To be wrong with (colloquial) (to have a problem with)

Traerse

To bring, bring along (to carry)
To be up to (to plot)

Answer 13

traje trajimos
trajiste
trajo trajeron

Question 14

Dar

To give, have (to hand over)
To give, yield, produce, bear fruit (to generate)
To hold, have, throw (to celebrate)
To teach (to educate)
To award (to grant)
To give a pleasant taste (to lend)
To say thanks, greet, give (to express)
To take (to perform an action)
To deal (card games) 
To show (film, theater, television)
To strike (to sound)
To consider (to regard; used with "por")
To feel, have (to happen suddenly)
To overlook, face, look onto (to be oriented towards)
To press (to activate)
To hit, kick a ball (to strike)
To find, hit upon, come up with (to discover)
To be enough (to be sufficient; used with "para")
To give (to motivate)
To hit (to shine)

Darse

To grow  (to thrive)
To hit, crash, bump  (to bash; used with "con")
To happen, present itself (to occur)
To tale to (to start)
To hit oneself (to hurt oneself)
To give up  (to surrender) (Mexico)

Answer 14

di dimos
diste
dio dieron

Question 15

Ir

To go (to indicate movement) (to indicate a result) (to indicate origin) (to attend) (to indicate a future action)
To wear, be dressed in a color (to indicate origin)
To work, run (to function)
To be on (to discuss a process; used with “por”)
To look (to appear)
To go with (to match)

Irse

To leave, go (to exit a place)
To go away (to take away)
To forget (to not remember)

Answer 15

fui fuimos
fuiste
fue fueron

Question 16

Ser

To be (used to talk about characteristics) (used to indicate origin) (used to talk about prices) (used to indicate possession) (to take place)
To be made of (to be composed of)
To root for (to be associated with; used with “de”)

Answer 16

fui fuimos
fuiste
fue fueron

Question 17

Haber

To have (used in compound tenses)
To have to, must (to be obligated to; used with “de”)
To be (used with “there”) (to exist)
Must, should (to be obligated to; used with “que”)

Haberse

To have it out with somebody (to confront)

Answer 17

hube hubimos
hubiste
hubo hubieron