6 irregular verbs (preterite tense): hacer, dar

6 IRREGULAR VERBS (PRETERITE TENSE):
HACER, DAR, TRAER, TENER, ESTAR, IR/SER
Hacer (to do)
Yo hice
I did
Tú hiciste
You did
Él/Ella/Usted hizo
He/She/You (formal) did
Nosotros/as hicimos
We did
Ellos/as/Ustedes hicieron
They/You-all did
Examples
¿Qué hiciste la semana pasada?
What did you do last week?
Ya hice mi tarea.
I already did my homework.
Dar (to give)
Yo di
I gave
Tú diste
You gave
El/Ella/Usted dio
He/She/You (formal) gave
Nosotros/as dimos
We gave
Ellos/as/Ustedes dieron
They/You-all gave
Examples
Yo le di una galleta.
I gave her a cookie.
¿Me diste tu número de teléfono?
Did you give me your phone
number?
Traer (to bring)
Yo traje
I brought
Tú trajiste
You brought
El/ella/usted trajo
He/She/You (formal) brought
Nosotros/as trajimos
We brought
Ellos/as/ustedes trajeron
They/You-all brought
Examples
¿Qué trajeron ellos?
What did they bring?
Ella no trajo nada.
She didn’t bring anything.
Tener (to have)
Yo tuve
I had
Tú tuviste
You had
El/ella/usted tuvo
He/She/You (formal) had
Nosotros/as tuvimos
We had
Ellos/as/ustedes tuvieron
They/You-all had
Examples
Tuve dos libros.
I had two books.
¿Tuvieron un auto?
Did they have a car?
Estar (to be)
Yo estuve
I was
Tú estuviste
You were
El/ella/usted estuvo
He/She/You (formal) was/were
Nosotros/as estuvimos
We were
Ellos/as/ustedes estuvieron
They/You-all were
Examples
Estuvimos en casa.
We were at home.
¿Estuviste en la clase?
Were you in class?
Ir (to go) / Ser (to be)
Yo fui
I went
Tú fuiste
You went
El/ella/usted fue
He/She/You (formal) went
Nosotros/as fuimos
We went
Ellos/as/ustedes fueron
They/You-all went
*In Spanish, ir and ser are conjugated the same in the preterite tense.
However, there are not many uses for ser in the preterite tense.
Examples
¿El viaje fue por negocios?
Was the trip for business?
¿Fueron a la playa?
Did you all go to the beach?
Exercises
1. Translate the following sentences.
a) What did you do last night?
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b) We went to the movies.
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c) How was it?
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d) I brought a sandwich.
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e) I had a test yesterday.
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f) What did you give your sister for her birthday (cumpleaños)?
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g) Did they bring wine?
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h) He had two burgers.
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