Irregular Preterite Verbs

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What does the verb 'venir' mean?

To bring
To read
To put
To come (correct)

What does the verb 'poner' mean?

To bring
To come
To put (correct)
To speak

What does the verb 'traer' mean?

To bring (correct)
To write
To read
To cook

What tense do you use to talk about completed events in the past?

Preterite tense Signup and view all the answers

List the conjugations of the regular pretérito verb: 'hablar'.

hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron Signup and view all the answers

List the conjugations of the regular pretérito verb: 'comer'.

comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron Signup and view all the answers

List the conjugations of the regular pretérito verb: 'vivir'.

viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the endings of regular pretérito verbs and irregular pretérito verbs?

The endings of irregular are not accented: Yo —-> -e, Tú —-> -iste, Él/ella/usted —-> -o, Nosotros —-> -imos, Vosotros —-> -isteis, Ellos/ellas/ustedes —-> -ieron Signup and view all the answers

What is the pretérito conjugation for the irregular verb 'venir' (stem: vin-)?

vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron Signup and view all the answers

What is the pretérito conjugation for the irregular verb 'poner' (stem: pus-)?

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron Signup and view all the answers

What is the pretérito conjugation for the irregular verb 'traer' (stem: traj-)?

traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron Signup and view all the answers

El doctor le _________ (poner) una inyección en la pierna.

puso Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Irregular Preterite Verbs

Venir means "to come"
Poner means "to put"
Traer means "to bring"

Preterite Tense

Used to describe completed actions in the past

Conjugation of Regular Preterite Verbs

Hablar (regular -ar verb):
- hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron
Comer (regular -er verb):
- comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron
Vivir (regular -ir verb):
- viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron

Differences in Endings

Regular preterite verbs have accented endings; irregular verbs do not.
Irregular preterite verb endings:
- Yo: -e
- Tú: -iste
- Él/Ella/Usted: -o
- Nosotros: -imos
- Vosotros: -isteis
- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: -ieron

Conjugation of Irregular Preterite Verbs

Venir (stem: vin-):
- vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron
Poner (stem: pus-):
- puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
Traer (stem: traj-):
- traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron

Example Sentence

El doctor le _________ (poner) una inyección en la pierna.

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This quiz focuses on the conjugation of irregular preterite verbs in Spanish, such as 'venir', 'poner', and 'traer'. It also covers the differences between regular and irregular preterite verb endings. Test your knowledge on how to properly use these verbs in the past tense.