86. In the irregular past absolute
the accent falls on the stem in the first and third persons of the
singular. Elsewhere it falls on the ending. In the regular past
absolute the stress falls on the ending throughout. See 471.
87. Past Absolute of decir, ir,
poder, querer, venir, tener.
|
a. |
dije, |
I said |
b. |
fuí, |
I went |
c. |
pude, |
I was able, |
| dijiste |
fuiste |
pudiste [I could] |
|
dijo |
fué |
pudo |
| dijimos |
fuimos |
pudimos |
| dijisteis |
fuisteis |
pudisteis |
| dijeron |
fueron 1 |
pudieron |
| |
|
d. |
quise, |
I wished |
e. |
vine, |
I came |
f. |
tuve, |
I had |
|
quisiste |
viniste |
tuviste |
|
quiso |
vino |
tuvo |
|
quisimos |
vinimos |
tuvimos |
|
quisisteis |
vinisteis |
tuvisteis |
|
quisieron |
vinieron |
tuvieron |
1 The past absolute
of ser is the same as that of ir.
See 95.
88. IDIOMS with tener.
| a. |
tener
frío, |
to
be cold. |
yo tengo
frío, |
I am cold, etc. |
| tener calor, |
to be warm. |
|
| tener hambre, |
to be hungry. |
| tener sed, |
to be thirsty. |
| tener miedo, |
to be afraid. |
| tener razón, |
to be right. |
usted tiene razón, |
you are right,
etc. |
| tener sueño, |
to be sleepy. |
|
| tener ganas, |
to be desirous, to wish, feel
like. |
Tener miedo, tener razón,
tener ganas are followed by the preposition de
before the infinitive, which may complete their meaning:
| Tengo miedo de
hablar. |
I am afraid to talk. |
Usted no tiene razón
de
(also para) quejarse. |
You have no reason to complain, or
you are not right in complaining. |
| No tengo ganas de ir. |
I do not care to go. |
| b. |
¿Cuántos
años tiene la niña? |
How old is
the little girl? |
| Tiene doce años. |
She is twelve years old. |
| María tiene
veinte años. |
Mary is twenty years old. |
| c. |
¿Qué
tiene V.? |
What is the
matter with you? |
| Tengo dolor de
cabeza. |
I have a headache. |
| No tengo nada. |
Nothing is the matter
with me. |
| d. |
El
niño tiene la cabeza
larga. |
The child
has a long head,
or the child's head is long. |
| La niña
tiene ojos negros. |
The girl's eyes are black. |
| Yo tengo la barba
negra. |
My beard is black. |
|
