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The preterite of verbs
like caer |
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Some -er
and -ir verbs have a stem that ends
in a vowel. |
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In the
preterite, the i of the third
person endings changes to y |
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-ió ® -yó |
third person singular |
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-ieron ® -yeron |
third person singular |
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In all other
forms of the preterite, the í has a written accent
mark to show that the í is
pronounced as a separate syllable. |
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| caerse
(to fall) |
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(yo) |
me caí |
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(nosotros/as) |
nos caímos |
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(tú) |
te caíste |
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(vosotros/as) |
os caísteis |
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se cayó |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
se cayeron |
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Leer follows the same pattern as
caerse in the preterite. |
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| leer
(to read) |
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(yo) |
leí |
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(nosotros/as) |
leímos |
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(tú) |
leíste |
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(vosotros/as) |
leísteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
leyó |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
leyeron |
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In the preterite, construir has the
same third person endings as caerse.
The are no accent marks in the tú,
nosotros and
vosotros forms. |
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| construir
(to build) |
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(yo) |
construí |
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(nosotros/as) |
construimos |
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(tú) |
construiste |
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(vosotros/as) |
construisteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
construyó |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
construyeron |
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