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stem-changing verbs in the preterite Bad news: there are some Good news: there aren’t as many as in the present tense!
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¡Repasito rapidito! What is the stem? not the ending (i.e. -ar, -er, -ir) the part of the verb that (normally) does not change contains the meaning of the verb Why are there stem-changers? blame Latin/early Spanish What changes in the present tense? o ue and e ie, among a few others “in the shoe/boot”
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When does a verb stem-change in the preterite? Great news! only -ir verbs have stem changes, and only in Ud., él/ella, Uds., and ellos/ellas formsforms they change in the “sole” e i; o u competir: ella compitió dormir: él durmió
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PretéritoPretérito de -ir e i; o u -í-imos -iste-isteis -ió-ieron
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¡A practicar! página 179, actividad 11
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