Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (2/3)

Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.2.13

Strong Preterite Root Vowel Changes to 'I'

Some strong preterite verbs change their root vowel to an 'i'.

Hacer - to do

Hacer - to do

  • Hice - I did.
  • Hiciste - you did.
  • Hizo - he/she did / you did (formal).
  • Hicimos - we did.
  • Hicisteis - you did (plural).
  • Hicieron - they did / you did (formal plural).
Querer - to want

Querer - to want

  • Quise - I wanted.
  • Quisiste - you wanted.
  • Quiso - he/she wanted / you wanted (formal).
  • Quisimos - we wanted.
  • Quisisteis - you wanted (plural).
  • Quisieron - they wanted / you wanted (formal plural).

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