# Strong preterites in i and j: hice, quise, vine, dije, traje

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**Summary.** Same unstressed endings as the u-stems, with i-stems (hic-, quis-, vin-) and j-stems (dij-, traj-, -duj-). J-stems drop the i in the third plural: dijeron, trajeron, condujeron.

The second half of the strong-preterite family: hacer → hice (with hizo in the third singular, z for spelling), querer → quise, venir → vine; and the j-stems decir → dije, traer → traje, plus every verb in -ducir → -duje (conducir → conduje, traducir → traduje).

All take the same endings as the u-stems: -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis. The j-stems differ in one spot: third plural -eron instead of -ieron — dijeron, trajeron, produjeron.

Derived verbs follow their base: deshacer → deshice, prevenir → previne, atraer → atraje. The imperfect subjunctive inherits everything: hiciera, dijera, condujera.

## Examples
- Hice todo lo posible. — I did everything possible.
- Me dijeron la verdad. — They told me the truth. *(J-stem: dijeron, not *dijieron.)*
- Trajimos los documentos. — We brought the documents.

Related: conjugation.preterite.irregular-u-stems, conjugation.subjunctive.imperfect

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