Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener

Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.6.11

'Ver' in the Preterite Tense

In the preterite tense, 'ver' follows the regular pattern, but none of the endings have accents.

Vi - I saw

Vi - I saw

Viste - you saw

Viste - you saw

Vio - he/she saw

Vio - he/she saw

Vimos - we saw

Vimos - we saw

Visteis - you saw

Visteis - you saw

Vieron - they saw

Vieron - they saw

'Tener' in the Preterite Tense

For 'tener' in the preterite tense ','tuv' replaces 'ten' as the stem. The endings for the verb are similar to the verb estar.

Tuve - I had

Tuve - I had

Tuviste - you had

Tuviste - you had

Tuvo - he/she had

Tuvo - he/she had

Tuvimos - we had

Tuvimos - we had

Tuvisteis - you had

Tuvisteis - you had

Tuvieron - they had

Tuvieron - they had

Test yourself on Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener

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