Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs Miss Simmons

Preterite of stem-changing verbs In the Preterite -ir verbs like; dormir,pedir, y preferir stem-change in the él/ella/Ud.forms and the ellos/ellas/Uds forms. REMEMBER: There are NO stem-changing –ar or –er verbs in the Preterite.

Preterite of stem-changing verbs DORMIR – to sleep (o to ue in the present tense) (o to u in the preterite tense) dormí dormimos dormiste dormisteis durmió durmieron

Preterite of stem-changing verbs MORIR – to die (o to ue in the present tense) (o to u in the preterite tense) Morí Morimos Moriste Moristeis Murió Murieron

PREFERIR – to prefer Preferí Preferimos Preferiste Preferisteis Preterite of stem-changing verbs PREFERIR – to prefer (e to ie in the present tense) (e to i in the preterite tense) Preferí Preferimos Preferiste Preferisteis Prefirió Prefirieron

SENTIR – to feel Sentí Sentimos Sentiste Sentisteis Sintió Sintieron Preterite of stem-changing verbs SENTIR – to feel (e to ie in the present tense) (e to i in the preterite tense) Sentí Sentimos Sentiste Sentisteis Sintió Sintieron

DIVERTIRSE – to have fun Preterite of stem-changing verbs DIVERTIRSE – to have fun (e to ie in the present tense) (e to i in the preterite tense) Me divertí Nos Divertimos Te divertiste Os Divertisteis Se Divirtió Se Divirtieron

Preterite of stem-changing verbs Verbs you are responsible for: Repetir Conseguir Despedir Despedirse Medir Pedir Seguir Servir Vestir Vestirse Preferir Advertir Convertir Convertirse en Divertirse Mentir Sentir Sentirse

Preterite of stem-changing verbs Reír – to laugh Reí Reímos Reíste Reísteis Rió Rieron Sonreí Sonreímos Sonreíste Sonreísteis Sonrió Sonrieron Sonreír – to smile *In the third person singular and plural line the E is dropped

Preterite of stem-changing verbs LEER – to read Leí Leímos Leíste Leísteis Leyó Leyeron * In words with a vowel immediately before the ending. The third person singular and plural takes on a y.

Preterite of stem-changing verbs CREER – to believe Creí Creímos Creíste Creísteis Creyó Creyeron

Other verbs that change like Leer y Creer Caer Oír Poseer Exceptions are: Traer, atraer, and all verbs ending in –guir.

CONSTRUIR – to construct Preterite of stem-changing verbs CONSTRUIR – to construct Construí Construimos Construiste Construisteis Construyó Construyeron These are the same endings for other verbs ending in –UIR.

Other verbs that change like Constuir Preterite of stem-changing verbs Other verbs that change like Constuir Distribuir Huir Incluir Contribuir

Words used with the Preterite Preterite of stem-changing verbs Words used with the Preterite Ayer- yesterday ayer por la mañana-yesterday morning ayer por la tarde- yesterday afternoon Anteayer- the day before yesterday Anoche- last night desde el primer momento - from the first moment Después – afterwards durante dos siglos - for two centuries el año pasado- last year el lunes por la noche - Monday night el mes pasado - last month el otro día - the other day en ese momento - at that moment Entonces – then esta mañana - this morning esta tarde - this afternoon hace dos días, años - two days, years ago la semana pasada - last week

Preterite of stem-changing verbs Actividad 1. RELATIVE             2. ADJECTIVE         3. ADJECTIVE         4. NAME OF PERSON IN ROOM         5. TYPE OF FOOD   6. ADJECTIVE         7. ACTIVITY YOU LIKE 8. BODY PART          9. FAVORITE STORY                 10. PLACE 11. DIFFERENT PLACE         12. VERB        13. VERB         14. LEAST FAVORITE FOOD 15.   PERSON  16. RELATIVE         17. PERSON IN ROOM

Mad Libs Dear 1, I am 2 here at Camp Pancho. The other day I met a new friend who is very 3. Her/his name is 4. We ate 5 en the cafeteria. The food was 6. Yesterday 4 walked but I preferred to 7 for activity day. We had fun. Then, 4 fell and broke his/her 8. Last night we went to fire and we heard a story about 9. I was afraid (I had fear). I believed it but 4 did not believe it. I slept in the 10 for two nights and last night I slept in the 11. This morning 4 smiled at me when I 12. I laughed and 13. We ate 14 for the last time. I looked for 15 to give (don’t conjugate) them a hug because it is our last (ultima) day. See you soon! Your 16, 17