Irregular IR Verbs - Decir, Venir & Ir
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.6.1
Decir - To Say
'Decir' is irregular in the preterite tense. The stem changes from 'dec' to 'dij' and the endings are not the usual ones for IR verbs.
Dije - I said
Dijiste - you said
Dijo - he/she said
Dijimos - we said
Dijisteis - you said
Dijeron - they said
Venir - To Come
'Venir' changes its root vowel to an 'i' when conjugated in the preterite tense.
Vine - I came
Viniste - you came
Vino - he/she came
Vinimos - we came
Vinisteis - you came
Vinieron - they came
Ir - To Go
'Ir' is irregular in the preterite tense. Ir in the preterite tense is identical to ser in the preterite tense. Fui means I went and I was.
Fui - I went, I was
Fuiste - you went, you were
Fue - he/she went, he/she was
Fuimos - we went, we were
Fuisteis - you (plural) went, you (plural) were
Fueron - they went, they were
Test yourself on Irregular IR Verbs - Decir, Venir & Ir
¿Qué significa 'dijimos' en Inglés?
¿Qué significa 'vino' en Inglés?
Which of the following is NOT a form of 'venir' in the preterite tense?
How do you say 'I went' in Spanish?
¿Qué significa 'fueron' en Inglés?