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A2Song 03Elementary3:17Out Thu 1 Oct, 16:00 UK

Spanish Irregular Preterite Song Part 2

Hice, Dije, Vine

Learn 7 more irregular Spanish verbs in the past (the pretérito): the I group (hice, quise, vine, and hizo with a Z) and the J group (dije, traje, conduje, traduje). Part 2 of the irregular past.

InfinitiveYo (I)Él / ella (he / she)7 verbs in 2 groups

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Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:11Estribillo (chorus)
  3. 0:49El grupo I: hacer, querer, venir
  4. 1:17Estribillo (chorus)
  5. 1:55El grupo J: decir, traer, conducir, traducir
  6. 2:26Estribillo final (chorus)

Lyrics · Spanish, then English

Intro

¡Más verbos irregulares!More irregular verbs, let's go!

Estribillo

Uno, dos, tres, canta otra vez,one, two, three, come sing it again,

yo termina en e, él termina en o,the I-form ends in E, the he-form in O,

uno, dos, tres, sin acento, ¿ves?one, two, three, no accent, you see?

¡Hice y dije, ya lo tengo yo!I did, I said, and now I know!

Verse 1 · El grupo I

The stem takes an I: hacer → hic-, and hizo with a Z

Hacer, hice, hizo, querer, quise, quiso,I did, he did, I wanted, he wanted,

venir, vine, vino, con la i, ¿lo ves?I came, he came, it's the I, you see?

El viernes hice la cena,on Friday I made dinner,

mi vecino vino con vino,"vino" is "came", and "vino" is wine!

Estribillo

Uno, dos, tres, canta otra vez,one, two, three, come sing it again,

yo termina en e, él termina en o,the I-form ends in E, the he-form in O,

uno, dos, tres, sin acento, ¿ves?one, two, three, no accent, you see?

¡Hice y dije, ya lo tengo yo!I did, I said, and now I know!

Verse 2 · El grupo J

The stem ends in J: decir → dij-, traer → traj-

Decir, dije, dijo, traer, traje, trajo,I said, he said, I brought, he brought,

conducir, conduje, condujo,I drove, he drove, it's the J!

traducir, traduje, tradujo,I translated, and so did he,

Le dije la verdad a Marta,I told Marta the truth,

y ella trajo pasteles, ¡qué bien!and she brought cakes, how nice!

Estribillo final

Uno, dos, tres, canta otra vez,one, two, three, come sing it again,

yo termina en e, él termina en o,the I-form ends in E, the he-form in O,

uno, dos, tres, sin acento, ¿ves?one, two, three, no accent, you see?

¡Hice y dije, ya lo tengo yo!I did, I said, and now I know!

The verbs

All 7 verbs, in groups

The song sings the verbs in groups that follow one pattern, so you learn the pattern once and use it for every verb. The underlined part is what the group shares.

El grupo I

The stem takes an I: hacer → hic-, and hizo with a Z

yo -e · él -o
El grupo I: Infinitive, Yo (I), Él / ella (he / she)
InfinitiveYoÉl / ella
hacerhicehizo
quererquisequiso
venirvinevino

El grupo J

The stem ends in J: decir → dij-, traer → traj-

yo -je · él -jo
El grupo J: Infinitive, Yo (I), Él / ella (he / she)
InfinitiveYoÉl / ella
decirdijedijo
traertrajetrajo
conducircondujecondujo
traducirtradujetradujo

Practice

Test yourself

The I group and the J group: choose the form that fits what the line means.

  1. 1.El viernes la cena.

    On Friday I made dinner.

  2. 2.Mi vecino con vino.

    “Vino” is “came”, and “vino” is wine!

  3. 3.Hacer, hice, , querer, quise, quiso.

    I did, he did, I wanted, he wanted.

  4. 4.Le la verdad a Marta.

    I told Marta the truth.

  5. 5.Y ella pasteles, ¡qué bien!

    And she brought cakes, how nice!

  6. 6.Conducir, conduje, .

    I drove, he drove, it's the J!

  7. 7.Traducir, , tradujo.

    I translated, and so did he.

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More practice with this songHear Sol sing a line, type the missing words, then check the answers and explanations.Spanish Irregular Preterite Part 2 exercises

Your turn

Write one sentence with hice or dije

For example: «El viernes hice la cena.»

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