Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

Module C: The customs we value  • 325 ver to see dar to give saber to know poner to put venir to come estar to be traer to bring querer to want poder to be able andar to walk, go, or wander While not all irregular preterite verbs follow the same patterns, these all have similar endings and groupings that will make them easier to remember. Here are the conjugations of these verbs in the preterite: U-stem Saber: supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron Poner: puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron Estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron Poder: pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron Andar: anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron I-stem Venir: vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron Querer: quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron J-stem Traer: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron Ver and dar Ver: vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron Dar: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron Note that none of the above verbs have accent marks in their preterite forms. If you would like to review the preterite forms of ser , ir , hacer , decir , and tener , you can access Lengua 3.6. As a reminder, here are some common phrases to use with the preterite tense: