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Preterite - Pretérito Indefinido

Irregular Verbs

Regular verbs follow the same rules of conjugation in all the Spanish verb tenses. An irregular verb is one which does not follow standard rules of conjugation. Follow the links to the right for an explanation of the most common irregular verb groups.

Some of the irregularities of the irregular verbs are predictable. The table below shows the terminations for many irregular verbs in the preterite tense.

yo e
iste
Ud./él/ella o
nosotros as imos
vosotros as isteis
Uds./ellos/ellas ieron

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Related Topics

preterite vs. imperfect
regular verbs
the preterite tense

Irregular Verb Types

ir, ser

ver, dar

accented endings

j-stem verbs

i-stem verbs

u-stem verbs

(e) changes to (i)

Exercises

General

ir and ser more

Use of Preterite Tense

Example Sentences

fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron

vine viniste vinimos vinisteis vinieron

estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron



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