Preterite: irregular verbs
In the preterite, common verbs change their stem: ir and ser become fui and fue; tener becomes tuve; hacer, hice and hizo; decir, dije; poder, pude; traer, traje. These irregular forms take no accent.
About: Preterite: irregular verbs
In the preterite, common verbs change their stem: ir and ser become fui and fue; tener becomes tuve; hacer, hice and hizo; decir, dije; poder, pude; traer, traje. These irregular forms take no accent.
Worked examples
Ayer yo ___ al banco.
Answer: fui. "Ir" in the preterite: yo fui, él fue. These irregular forms take no accent.
La semana pasada ellos ___ una reunión larga.
Answer: tuvieron. "Tener" changes its stem to "tuv-": tuve, tuvo, tuvieron.
¿Qué ___ tú el sábado?
Answer: hiciste. "Hacer" changes to "hic-": hice, hiciste, hizo.