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Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs

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1 Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs

2 - Ar stem-changing verbs
In the Preterite -ar verbs and –er verbs do not have a stem-change. Cerrar – Yo cerre Nosotros cerramos Tu cerraste Vosotros cerrasteis El cerro Ellos cerraron .

3 -ER stem changing verbs
Perder Yo perdi Nosotros perdimos Tu perdiste Vosotros perdisteis El perdio Ellos perdieron

4 -Ir 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. .

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 Preterite of stem-changing verbs
Examples of –ir stem-chaning verbs: Repetir Conseguir Despedir Despedirse Medir Pedir Seguir Servir Vestir Vestirse Preferir Advertir Convertir Convertirse en Divertirse Mentir Sentir Sentirse

11 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

12 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.

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

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

15 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.

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

17 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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