Irregular U-Stem, J-Stem and I-Stem Preterite Verbs

Irregular “U-stem” VerbsIrregular “U-stem” VerbsThe following irregular verbs have “u” in

their stem-estar estuv- tener tuv-poder pud- poner pus-saber sup- traducir traduj

None of the conjugations have accents and they use the following endings-

yo -e nosotros -imostú -iste vosotros -isteisél -o ellos -ieron(-eron)

Irregular “J-stem” VerbsIrregular “J-stem” Verbs

The following irregular verbs have stems that end in “j” in the preterite-

decir dij- traertraj- traducir traduj-

producir produj- conducirconduj-

They use the same endings as the “u-stem”verbs, except for the “ellos” form that uses –eron instead of –ieron.

Irregular “I-stem” VerbsIrregular “I-stem” Verbs

The following irregular verbs have stems that contain an “i” -

querer quis- venir vin-

hacer hic-They use the same endings as the “u-stem”

verbs.

Hasta luego.Hasta luego.