WORKBOOK 9.

1 IRREGULAR PRETERITES
SP 102
SEÑOR OWENS

A. A group of verbs, irregular in the preterite, change their stems when conjugated
in this tense, but all of them adopt the____________________:

(yo) -e
(tu) -iste
(el) -o
(nosotros) -imos
(ellos / ustedes) –ieron

B. Take note also that they do not have _________________.

C. There are three common stem-changes in this group of verbs. They are:
__________________ ____________________ ____________________

D. ______ verbs change to _____ but do not have an _______ in the they form
ending.

E. HAY>>>_________________

F. Dar uses the _____________ endings in preterite but still do not have any
_____________.

G. What verbs can you group together?

U-STEM I-STEM J-STEM

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H. AHORA TE TOCA A TI: CHANGE THE FOLLOWING TO THE PRETERITE.

1. Marcos les da una carta a sus padres. __________________________________________

2. ¿Le das una fiesta de sorpresa a tu novio? ______________________________________

3. Enrique y Pilar dicen que no les gusta tomar al sol. _______________________________

4. I am at the soccer match. ______________________________________________________

5. She put some desserts on the table last night. _____________________________________

6. My friends know the answer to the question. _____________________________________

7. La señora trae las frutas cada día a la clase. ______________________________________

8. Podemos jugar en la lluvia. ____________________________________________________

9. ¿Haces muchas tortillas? ______________________________________________________

10. Graciela makes cookies for her friends. _________________________________________

11. He has an exam today. _______________________________________________________

12. There are lots of students at the game. _________________________________________

13. ¿Cuándo tienes que ir al dentist? ______________________________________________

14. ¿Quiénes no están en clase? __________________________________________________

15. ¿Cuándo vienen a visitar sus abuelos? _________________________________________

16. Do you drive to school? _____________________________________________________

17. Why does he translate the newspaper to German? _______________________________

18. Why does China produce so many toys? ________________________________________

19. ¿Tienes una fiesta el sábado? _________________________________________________

20. ¿Vas a visitar España algún día? ______________________________________________