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Preterite: Part II

In this lesson you will learn to conjugate four important verbs in the preterite tense: ser, ir, dar and hacer.

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These four verbs are irregular; you must memorize them:

ser fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron	ir fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron
dar di diste dio dimos disteis dieron	hacer hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicisteis hicieron

Note: This is not a typo; ser and ir do have identical conjugations in the preterite!

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To review some of the rules for using the preterite:

The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events.

The preterite is used for actions that were repeated a specific number of times.

The preterite is used for actions that occurred during a specific period of time.

The preterite is used for actions that were part of a chain of events.

The preterite is used to state the beginning or the end of an action.

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Let's add two more flashcards for irregular verbs in the preterite tense:

Verb Flashcards

45. Preterite: ser, ir
    
    fui
    fuiste
    fue
    
    fuimos
    fuisteis
    
    fueron
    
    
46. Preterite: dar, hacer
    
    

    di	hice
    diste	hiciste
    dio	hizo
    dimos	hicimos
    disteis	hicisteis
    dieron	hicieron

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