TENER , ESTAR and ANDAR in the Preterite.

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TENER , ESTAR and ANDAR in the Preterite. The verbs tener , estar , and andar have similar stem changes in the Preterite tense. They all have “uv” in the stem: TENER – to have yo t uv enosotrost uv imos tút uv iste vosotrost un isteis - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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TENER, ESTAR and ANDAR in the Preterite.

The verbs tener, estar, and andar have similar stem changes in the Preterite tense. They all have “uv” in the stem:

TENER – to have

yo tuve nosotros tuvimos

tú tuviste vosotros tunisteis

él/ella/ud tuvo ellos/uds tuvieron

ESTAR – to be

yo estuve nosotros estuvimos

tú estuviste vosotros estuvisteis

él/ella/ud estuvo ellos/uds estuvieron

** Notice that the Preterite of ESTAR is the same as the Preterite of TENER – with the addition of “es” at the beginning.

ANDAR – to walk (not to a specific destination)

yo anduve nosotros anduvimose

tú anduviste vosotros anduvisteis

él/ella/ud anduvo ellos/uds anduvieron