Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs

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 which make these changes: 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 Construir Preterite of stem-changing verbs Other verbs that change like Construir 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

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