Irregular ER Verbs (3/5)

Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.2.9

'Ser' in the Preterite Tense

'Ser' is completely irregular in the preterite tense.

Fui - I was

Fui - I was

Fuiste - you were

Fuiste - you were

Fue - he/she was / you were (formal)

Fue - he/she was / you were (formal)

Fuimos - we were

Fuimos - we were

Fuisteis - you were (plural)

Fuisteis - you were (plural)

Fueron - they were / you were (formal plural)

Fueron - they were / you were (formal plural)

'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

Test yourself on Irregular ER Verbs (3/5)

  • ¿Qué significa 'fui' en inglés?

  • How do you say 'you were' in Spanish?

  • ¿Qué significa 'vio' en inglés?

  • How do you say 'I saw' in Spanish?

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