Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs Advanced Spanish Muchin College Prep
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 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