1. Most YO –GO verbs are
irregular in the preterite!
Make Grammar cards for each verb!

2. HACER =DID / MADE PRETERITE stem – hic-*
*Él/Ella/Ud. Form = hizo
Yo – hice I did/made Nosotros – hicimos we did/made
Tú – hiciste you did/made Vosotros – hicisteis y’all did/made
Él he did/made Ellos they did/made
Ella –*hizo she did/made Ellas – hicieron they(f) did/made
Ud. You did/made Uds. You all did/made
VENIR = CAME PRETERITE stem = vin-
Yo – vine I came Nosotros – vinimos we came
Tú – viniste you came Vosotros – vinisteis y’all came
Él he came Ellos they came
Ella –vino she came Ellas –vinieron they(f) came
Ud. You came Uds. You all came

3. TENER = HAD (GOT) Preterite stem = tuv-
Yo – tuve I had Nosotros – tuvimos we had
Tú – tuviste you had Vosotros – tuvisteis y’all had
Él he had Ellos they had
Ella –tuvo she had Ellas –tuvieron they(f) had
Ud. You had Uds. You all had
PONER = PUT /placed Preterite stem = pus-
Yo – puse I put Nosotros – pusimos we put
Tú – pusiste you put Vosotros – pusisteis y’all put
Él he put Ellos they put
Ella –puso she put Ellas –pusieron they(f) put
Ud. You put Uds. You all put

4. DECIR = TOLD / SAID PRETERITE stem = dij-
Yo – dije I told/said Nosotros – dijimos we told/said
Tú – dijiste you told/said Vosotros – dijisteis y’all told/said
Él he told/said Ellos they told/said
Ella –dijo she told/said Ellas –dijeron they(f) told/said
Ud. You told/said Uds. You all told/said
TRAER = BROUGHT PRETERITE stem = traj-
Yo –traje I brought Nosotros – trajimos we brought
Tú – trajiste you brought Vosotros –trajisteis y’all brought
Él he brought Ellos they brought
Ella –trajo she brought Ellas –trajeron they(f) brought
Ud. You brought Uds. You all brought

5. OÍR = HEARD PRETERITE – Irregular Él /Ellos forms
(I changes to Y)
Yo – oí I heard Nosotros – oímos we heard
Tú – oíste you heard Vosotros – oísteis y’all heard
Él he heard Ellos they heard
Ella –oyó she heard Ellas – oyeron they(f) heard
Ud. You heard Uds. You all heard
SALIR = LEFT / WENT OUT PRETERITE  REGULAR!!
Yo – salí I left Nosotros – salimos we left
Tú – saliste you left Vosotros – salisteis y’all left
Él he left Ellos they left
Ella –salió she left Ellas –salieron they(f) left
Ud. You left Uds. You all left

6. Remember that we use the PRETERITE to:
 tell what happened or ocurred
 tell COMPLETED ACTIONS
 tell when something began or ended
DO NOT USE THE PRETERITE TO
DESCRIBE THE SCENE (NARRATION),
PEOPLE OR EMOTIONAL STATES!

7. Práctica: answer in notebook or dropbox
Complete with the correct form of the verb in
the PRETERITE
1. Anoche, Paco ____ (oír) la música en el baño.
2. El jueves pasado, nosotros____ (traer) comida
a clase para una fiesta.
3. Ayer, tú ____ (tener) el regalo para mi madre.
4. Los estudiantes no ____ (decir) la verdad al
director después de la lucha.
5. Esta mañana, yo ____ (venir) a la escuela
tarde.
6. Mi primo ____(hacer) la tarea ayer por la
tarde.