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02 Preterite – Irregulars – tener

This video lesson covers the verb tener (to have) in the preterite. Tener of course is an irregular verb in the preterite.  Enjoy! Leave any questions, comments or suggestions about this video lesson below.

Sunday January 18th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 2 Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – Poner

This video lesson covers the verb poner (to put, place, set) in the preterite. As many verbs, poner is an irregular verb in the preterite. Leave questions, comments, suggestions below if you have them.  Enjoy!

Sunday January 18th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 3 Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – Saber

This video lesson covers one of many irregular verbs in the preterite: saber (to know).  Remember that we use this verb for: 1. facts 2. information 3. ‘how to.’ Something about saber though is that like a few other verbs, it changes meaning slightly in the preterite. We’ll go over more on this later but it [...]

Saturday January 17th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 7 Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – Estar

This video lesson covers another irregular verb in the preterite: estar (to be).  The verb estar is one of two verbs (if you remember) that means ‘to be’.  Estar is used for emotions, locations, and the progressive (-ing). Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions below.  Enjoy!

Thursday January 15th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 1 Comment »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – Querer

This video lesson covers another irregular verb in the preterite:  querer (to want).  Although this verb normally is used as ‘want’ but when used with people, it can carry the idea of ‘love’ or ‘care about’. Ex: Yo quiero un sándwich. I want a sandwich. Yo quiero a mi madre. I love my mother. In [...]

Friday January 9th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs | No Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – Poder

This video covers another irregular verb in the preterite: poder (to be able, can).  This verb is most popular with my students in such present tense phrases as ‘¿Puedo ir al baño?‘ (Can I go to the bathroom?) o ‘¿Puedo ir a la fuente de agua?‘ (Can I go to the water fountain?).  But of [...]

Friday January 9th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | No Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – decir

This video lesson covers yet another irregular verb in the preterite: decir (to say, tell).  Enjoy! Feel free to leave questions/comments/suggestions about this video below. For a summary on the preterite, check out the preterite conjugation sheet!

Monday January 5th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 5 Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – hacer

This video lesson covers yet another verb irregular in the preterite: hacer (to do, make).  Enjoy! Feel free to leave questions/comments/suggestions about this video below. For a summary on the preterite, check out the preterite conjugation sheet!

Monday January 5th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 13 Comments »

02 Preterite: Irregulars: ir & ser

This lesson starts many in the series on irregular verbs in the preterite.  Ir (to go) and ser (to be) are both conjugated the same way in the preterite.  Watch the video below to learn more! Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or questions about this video below. For a summary on [...]

Sunday January 4th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 4 Comments »

Preterite Sheet

While you wait for the new videos, I made a Microsoft word document that will hopefully be of use to any Spanish student. If the preterite completely baffles you or you would like a resource to help you understand it better I’ve compiled a sort of cheat sheet for you. Please note that the vosotros/vosotras [...]

Friday December 19th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, year 2 | 11 Comments »