Preterite - Irregular Spanish Verbs

The Spanish verbs ir (to go) and ser (to be) share the same forms in the Preterite. The context of a sentence or a conversation will let you know which is being used.

• Fui a la escuela.
  I went to the school.
  NOT - "I was to the school."

• Maria y Carlos fueron al cine.
  Maria and Carlos went to the movies.
  NOT - "Maria and Carlos were to the movies."

The congugation of ir and ser are shown in the tables below.

ir (example sentences) (full conjugation) and

			

				
 
				
 
				
ir
			
			

				
yo
				
fui
				
(I went)
			
			

				
tú
				
fuiste
				
(you went)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
fue
				
(he went)
			
			

				
nosotros
				
fuimos
				
(we went)
			
			

				
vosotros
				
fuisteis
				
(you guys went)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
fueron
				
(they went)
			

ser (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
ser
			
			

				
yo
				
fui
				
(I was)
			
			

				
tú
				
fuiste
				
(you were)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
fue
				
(he was)
			
			

				
nosotros
				
fuimos
				
(we were)
			
			

				
vosotros
				
fuisteis
				
(you guys were)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
fueron
				
(they were)
			

Note:
m = male f = female mix = mixed group
yo = I, tú = you (informal)
usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
él = he, ella = she
nosotros = we (m/mix), nosotras = we (f)
vosotros = you guys (informal, m/mix)
vosotras = you guys (informal, f)
ellos = they (m/mix), ellas = they (f)
ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)