__ 3.2 Irregular "u verbs" In the preterite. El pasado PRETERITO. Fill in the blanks with the correct preterite fense conjugations of the verb "tener". 1. Tú __ éxito ayer. 4. Julia y Carios __ celos el mes pasado. 2. Los chicos __ dos perros el año pasado 5. El __ un coche hace dos arios. 3. Yo __ que limpiar mi cuarto anteayer.

## Step 1<br />The verb "tener" in Spanish means "to have". In the preterite tense, which is used to describe actions that took place in the past, the verb "tener" is irregular. The irregular preterite tense conjugation of "tener" is "tuve" for the first person singular (yo), "tuviste" for the second person singular (tú), "tuvo" for the third person singular (él/ella/usted), "tuvieron" for the first and third person plural (nosotros/nosotras, ellos/ellas/ustedes).<br /><br />## Step 2<br />In the first sentence, "Tú tuviste éxito ayer", the verb "tener" is conjugated as "tuviste" to match the second person singular (tú).<br /><br />## Step 3<br />In the second sentence, "Los chicos tuvieron dos perros el año pasado", the verb "tener" is conjugated as "tuvieron" to match the third person plural (ellos/ellas).<br /><br />## Step 4<br />In the third sentence, "Yo tuve que limpiar mi cuarto anteayer", the verb "tener" is conjugated as "tuve" to match the first person singular (yo).<br /><br />## Step 5<br />In the fourth sentence, "Julia y Carlos tuvieron celos el mes pasado", the verb "tener" is conjugated as "tuvieron" to match the third person plural (ellos/ellas).<br /><br />## Step 6<br />In the fifth sentence, "Él tuvo un coche hace dos años", the verb "tener" is conjugated as "tuvo" to match the third person singular (él).