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The preterite: key irregular verbs
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The most common verbs are irregular in the preterite. Learn these four and you can say where you went, what you did and what it was like.
Four key irregular verbs
Using them
Fui a la playa. = I went to the beach.
Hice mis deberes. = I did my homework. Hizo buen tiempo. = The weather was good.
Tuve un accidente. = I had an accident.
Estuve en Madrid una semana. = I was in Madrid for a week.
Hice mis deberes. = I did my homework. Hizo buen tiempo. = The weather was good.
Tuve un accidente. = I had an accident.
Estuve en Madrid una semana. = I was in Madrid for a week.
Fue: it was
Use fue to give an opinion about a past event:
Fue genial / increĆble / divertido / aburrido / un desastre.
ĀæQuĆ© tal las vacaciones? Fueron fenomenales. (plural, for las vacaciones)
Fue genial / increĆble / divertido / aburrido / un desastre.
ĀæQuĆ© tal las vacaciones? Fueron fenomenales. (plural, for las vacaciones)
Translate: Last summer I went to Spain. It was great.
- Last summer: el verano pasado.
- I went: fui (ir).
- It was great: fue genial (ser).
Answer: El verano pasado fui a EspaƱa. Fue genial.
Ir / ser: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron. Hacer: hice, hizo. Tener: tuve, tuvo. Estar: estuve, estuvo. Fue genial = it was great. No accents on these forms.
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