In this exercise, we need to underline the correct form of the irregular verb.
The sentence reads:
*”María (said/said) that she got lost in the forest.”*

Now we need to underline the correct verb form, formatted in the preterite tense.
The subject is María. Therefore, we will choose the third-person singular preterite form of *decir* (say), which is “dijo”.

Note that the verb *decir* (say) is irregular because it has a different stem (dij-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

dijo

In this exercise, we need to underline the correct form of the irregular verb.
The sentence reads:
*”I didn’t (could/could) find my sleeping bag.”*

Now we need to underline the correct verb form, formatted in the preterite tense.
The subject is *yo*(I). Therefore, we will choose the first-person singular preterite form of *poder* (can), which is “pude”.

Note that the verb *poder* (can) is irregular because it has a different stem (pud-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

pude

In this exercise, we need to underline the correct form of the irregular verb.
The sentence reads:
*”The boys (walked/walked) through the forest.”*

Now we need to underline the correct verb form, formatted in the preterite tense.
The subject is *los muchachos* (the boys). Therefore, we will choose the third-person plural preterite form of *andar* (walk), which is “anduvieron”.

Note that the verb *andar* (walk) is irregular because it has a different stem (anduv-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

anduvieron

In this exercise, we need to underline the correct form of the irregular verb.
The sentence reads:
*”Did you (came/came) to the forest to go camping?”*

Now we need to underline the correct verb form, formatted in the preterite tense.
The subject is *tú* (you). Therefore, we will choose the second-person singular preterite form of *venir* (come), which is “viniste”.

Note that the verb *venir* (come) is irregular because it has a different stem (vin-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

viniste