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.