Preterite - Irregular Spanish Verbs

Irregular verbs that end in the letter j use the same endings as the other irregular preterit verbs with one exception. The ellos, ellas, and ustedes endings will lose the letter i and become - jeron.

The tables below show the conjugations of the verbs decir (to say), conducir (to drive), and traer (to bring). Other verbs that follow this pattern are: producir (to produce) goes to (produj) and traducir (to translate) goes to (traduj).

decir (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
yo
				
dije
				
(I said)
			
			

				
tú
				
dijiste
				
(you said)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
dijo
				
(he said)
			
			

				
nosotros
				
dijimos
				
(we said)
			
			

				
vosotros
				
dijisteis
				
(you guys said)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
dijeron
				
(they said)
			

conducir (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
yo
				
conduje
				
(I drove)
				
  
			
			

				
tú
				
condujiste
				
(you drove)
				
 
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
condujo
				
(he drove)
				
 
			
			

				
nosotros
				
condujimos
				
(we drove)
				
 
			
			

				
vosotros
				
condujisteis
				
(you guys drove)
				
 
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
condujeron
				
(they drove)
				
 
			

traer (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
yo
				
traje
				
(I brought)
				
  
			
			

				
tú
				
trajiste
				
(you brought)
				
 
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
trajo
				
(he brought)
				
 
			
			

				
nosotros
				
trajimos
				
(we brought)
				
 
			
			

				
vosotros
				
trajisteis
				
(you guys brought)
				
 
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
trajeron
				
(they brought)
				
 
			

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)