irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser and hacer unit 7- lesson 2
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Irregular Preterite Verbs: Ir, Ser and Hacer
Unit 7- lesson 2
Preterite of IR we use fui and fuiste to say that “I went”and “you went.”
They are preterite-tense (past) forms of IR.
Preterite of IRUnlike -AR verbs, forms of IR have no accents.
This is an irregular verb and its forms must be memorized.
TO GO (past)
I went
You wentHeShe wentit
We went
They went
IR (preterite)
Yo fui
Tú fuisteÉlElla fueUd.
Nos. fuimos
EllosEllas fueronUds.
SER (past)I was
You wereHeShe wasYou were
We were
They were
SER (preterite)
Yo fui
Tú fuisteÉlElla fueUd.
Nos. fuimos
EllosEllas fueronUds.
Preterite of IRThe preterite of IR is the same as the preterite of SER.
The context makes the meaning clear.
Preterite of IR José fue a Barcelona. Jose went to Barcelona.(followed by location)El viaje fue un desastre.The trip was a disaster.(followed by an adjective)
Preterite of IRHere’s a memory tip to help you remember the subjects of fui and fue:
Preterite of IRThe “I” form ends in -i (fui).
The “he” and “she” form ends in -e (fue).
Practice- translate and write IR or SER next to sentence- 3 volunteers to the board
She was a good teacher but I was a bad student.
The museum was interesting but we didn’t go.
They went to the fair and you went to the ferris wheel.
To do/make (past)
I did
You didHeShe didyou
We did
They did
HACER (preterite)a to i
Yo hice
Tú hicisteÉlElla hizoUd.
Nos.hicimos
EllosEllas hicieronUds.