Preterite - Irregular Verbs ir and ser (old page)  


Irregular Verbs

An irregular Spanish verb is one which does not follow standard rules of conjugation. Follow the links to the right for an explanation of the most common irregular verbs in the Preterite tense.

Some of the irregularities of the irregular verbs are predictable. The table below shows the terminations for many irregular verbs in the preterite tense.






yo
    
   e




tú
    
   iste




Ud./él/ella
    
   o




nosotros as
    
   imos




vosotros as
    
   isteis




Uds./ellos/ellas
    
   ieron












Irregular Verb Types

j-stem verbs
i-stem verbs
u-stem verbs
accented endings
(e) changes to (i)







A Few Irregular Verbs

ser
ir
ver
dar
poder  poner
tener  salir
pedir







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