El Pretérito Grave
Most of the common verbs used in the past in Spanish are irregular. Here is a list of some in the Yo form and underneath examples of other parts of the verbs:
YO FORM |
INFINITIVE |
TRANSLATION |
|
Anduve |
Andar |
To walk |
|
Cupe |
Caber |
To fit |
|
Di |
Dar |
To give |
|
Dije |
Decir |
To say |
|
Estuve |
Estar |
To be |
|
Fui |
Ser |
To be |
|
Fui |
Ir |
To go |
|
Hube |
Haber |
To have |
|
Hice |
Hacer |
To make / to do |
|
Pude |
Poder |
To be able |
|
Puse |
Poner |
To put |
|
Quise |
Querer |
To want |
|
Supe |
Saber |
To know |
|
Tuve |
Tener |
To have |
|
Traje |
Traer |
To bring |
|
Vine |
Venir |
To come |
|
Vi |
Ver |
To see |
Por
ejemplo:
El año pasado fui a Barcelona (Last year I went to Barcelona)
La semana pasada quise ir al cine (Last week I wanted to go to the cinema)
¿Qué hiciste? (What did you do?)
Mi amigo anduvo al instituto (My friend walked to school)
Vimos la nueva película (We saw the new film)
Tuvimos hambre (We were hungry)
¿Hicisteis las camas? (Did you make the beds?)
Mis padres estuvieron de vacaciones (My parents were on holidays)
Los chicos trajeron un pastel a la fiesta (The boys took a cake to the party)