Irregular AR Verbs (4/4)
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.2.5
'Strong Preterites'
'Strong preterites' differ from the general rules but still follow a pattern. They do NOT have any accents on the endings.
Andar - to walk
- Add 'uv' at the end of the stem:
- Anduve - I walked.
- Anduviste - you walked.
- Anduvo - he/she walked / you walked (formal).
- Anduvimos - we walked.
- Anduvisteis - you walked (plural).
- Anduvieron - they walked / you walked (formal plural).
Estar - to be
- Add 'uv' at the end of the stem:
- Estuve - I was.
- Estuviste - you were.
- Estuvo - he/she was / you were (formal singular).
- Estuvimos - we were.
- Estuvisteis - you were (informal plural).
- Estuvieron - they were / you were (formal plural).
Dar - to give
- Changes the vowel to 'i':
- Di - I gave.
- Diste - you gave.
- Dio - she/he gave / you gave (formal singular).
- Dimos - we gave.
- Disteis - you gave (informal plural).
- Dieron - they gave / you gave (formal plural).