Irregular ER Verbs 2
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.6.2
Strong Preterite Root Vowel Changes to 'U'
Strong preterites are verbs that differ from general rules but still follow a pattern. These verbs change their root vowel to a 'u'.
Poder - to be able to
- Pude - I was able to.
- Pudiste - you were able to.
- Pudo - he/she was able to.
- Pudimos - we were able to.
- Pudisteis - you were able to.
- Pudieron - they were able to.
Poner - to put
- Puse - I put.
- Pusiste - you put.
- Puso - he/she put.
- Pusimos - we put.
- Pusisteis - you put.
- Pusieron - they put.
- For poner, the stem 'pon' becomes 'pus'.
Saber - to know
- Supe - I knew.
- Supiste - you knew.
- Supo - he/she knew.
- Supimos - we knew.
- Supisteis - you knew.
- Supieron - they knew.
- For saber, the stem 'sab' becomes 'sup'.
Strong Preterite Root Vowel Changes to 'I'
Some strong preterite verbs change their root vowel to an 'i'.
Hacer - to do, to make
- Hice - I did.
- Hiciste - you did.
- Hizo - he/she did.
- Hicimos - we did.
- Hicisteis - you (plural) did.
- Hicieron - they did.
Querer - to want
- Quise - I wanted.
- Quisiste - you wanted.
- Quiso - he/she wanted.
- Quisimos - we wanted.
- Quisisteis - you (plural) wanted.
- Quisieron - they wanted.
Strong Preterites - Adding a 'J' to the Stem
Strong preterites are verbs that differ from general rules but still follow a pattern. 'Traer' (to bring) adds a 'j' to its stem.
Traje - I brought
Trajiste - you brought
Trajo - he/she brought
Trajimos - we brought
Trajisteis - you (plural) brought
Trajeron - they brought
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