This document summarizes the irregular preterite forms of common Spanish verbs such as ver, hacer, ir, decir, querer, tener, and estar. It provides the conjugations of each verb in the preterite tense and relates them to English words to help remember the forms, such as "ver" being the "Vaio" verb and "hacer" being the "Jay-Z" verb. Links are included for additional information on conjugating these verbs in the preterite tense.
3. Ver = to see
Ver is the Vaio verb vi = I saw
because you just drop the
a and its VIO viste = you saw
vio = he or she saw
vimos = we saw
visteis = yall saw
vieron = they saw
Notice the verb endings do NOT
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over the yo and ella forms
4. Hacer = to do or make
Hacer is the Jay Z verb because
Pretérito of H to the IZO and ICE
yo hice = I did
tú hiciste = you did
Él hizo = he did
nosotros hicimos = we did
vosotros hicisteis = y'all did
ellos hicieron = they did
H to the IZO!!!
http://www.biography.com/people/jay-z-507696
5. Ir = to go
Ir is the Hong Kong FUI verb yo fui = I went
because the yo form is FUI
tú fuiste = You went
Èl fue = he went
nosotros fuimos = we went
vosotros fuisteis = y'all went
ellos fueron = they went
Check his site for more help:
http://www.verbix.com/webver
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6. Decir = to say or tell
Decir = the DJ verb because
it has a DJ in it and sounds yo dije = I said
like Dee hay in Spanish tú dijiste = you said
él dijo = he said
nosotros dijimos = we said
vosotros dijisteis = y'all said
ellos dijeron = they said
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Spanish/decir.html
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7. Querer = to wish, want or love
Querer = the queso verb
because the conjugations are yo quise
almost like queso
tú quisiste
Él quiso
nosotros quisimos
vosotros quisisteis
ellos quisieron
http://www.verbix.com/web
verbix/Spanish/querer.ht
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8. Tener = to have
yo tuve = I had
Tener is the ABC verb
because the conjugations tú tuviste = you had
begin with TUV
Él tuvo = he had
nosotros tuvimos = we had
vosotros tuvisteis = y'all had
ellos tuvieron = they had
Check his site for more help:
http://www.verbix.com/webver
bix/Spanish/tener.html
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9. Estar = to be
Estar = buy one get one free
yo estuve verb because you just add “es”
tú estuviste in front on tener.
Él estuvo
nosotros estuvimos
vosotros estuvisteis
ellos estuvieron
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Spanish/estar.html
10. Estar = to be
Estar = buy one get one free
yo estuve verb because you just add “es”
tú estuviste in front on tener.
Él estuvo
nosotros estuvimos
vosotros estuvisteis
ellos estuvieron
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/Spanish/estar.html