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Preterite of stem-changing
-ir verbs |
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-ar
and -er verbs that change their
stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite.
They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs,
using the regular endings. |
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-ir
verbs that change their stem in the present tense do
change in the preterite, but in a different way. |
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Only using the
first vowel of the stem change in the 3rd person forms
of the preterite tense |
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Change
e to i
and o to u
in the third person, singular and plural of the preterite tense |
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e Þ
ie stem changing verbs;
e Þ
i in the preterite
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| preferir (ie)
(to prepare) |
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(yo) |
preferí |
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(nosotros/as) |
preferimos |
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(tú) |
preferiste |
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(vosotros/as) |
preferisteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
prefirió |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
prefirieron |
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Other verbs
like preferir (ie) |
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divertirse (ie) |
to have fun |
mentir (ie) |
to lie |
sentirse (ie) |
to feel |
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o Þ
ue stem changing verbs;
o Þ
u in the
preterite |
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| morirse (ue)
(to prepare) |
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(yo) |
morí |
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(nosotros/as) |
morimos |
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(tú) |
moriste |
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(vosotros/as) |
moristeis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
murió |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
murieron |
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Other verbs
like morir (ue) |
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morirse (ue) |
to die |
dormir (ue) |
to sleep |
dormirse (ue) |
to fall asleep |
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e Þ
i stem changing verbs;
e Þ
i in the
preterite |
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| pedir (i)
(to order, to ask for) |
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(yo) |
pedí |
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(nosotros/as) |
pedimos |
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(tú) |
pediste |
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(vosotros/as) |
pedisteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
pidió |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
pidieron |
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Other verbs
like pedir (i) |
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competir (i) |
to complete |
despedirse (i) |
to say good-bye |
repetir(i) |
to repeat |
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seguir (i) |
to follow, to keep going |
servir (i) |
to serve |
vestirse (i) |
to get dress |
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Seguir followed by present
participle, ando/ iendo, (-ing form) means to
keep on doing something |
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Reírse |
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Has a special
spelling in the preterite |
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Uses accent
marks in the preterite when the í
is pronounced as a separate syllable. |
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special
spelling in the preterite |
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| Reírse (to
laugh) |
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(yo) |
me reí |
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(nosotros/as) |
nos reímos |
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(tú) |
te reíste |
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(vosotros/as) |
os reísteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
se rio |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
se rieron |
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Other verbs
like reírse |
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sonreír |
to smile |
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