Irregular AR Verbs 2
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.6.5
'Strong Preterites'
'Strong preterites' differ from the general rules but still follow a pattern. They do NOT have any accents on the endings - instead, the stress falls on the stem of the verb.
Andar - to walk
- Add 'uv' at the end of the stem:
- Anduve - I walked.
- Anduviste - you walked.
- Anduvo - he walked.
- Anduvimos - we walked.
- Anduvisteis - you walked.
- Anduvieron - they walked.
Estar - to be
- Add 'uv' at the end of the stem:
- Estuve - I was.
- Estuviste - you were.
- Estuvo - she was.
- Estuvimos - we were.
- Estuvisteis - you were.
- Estuvieron - they were.
Dar - to give
- Changes the vowel to 'i':
- Di - I gave.
- Diste - you gave.
- Dio - she gave.
- Dimos - we gave.
- Disteis - you gave.
- Dieron - they gave.