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Verbs in the Preterite Tense. Boots. Sneakers. What’s the noise about all the shoes???. K.Brown, 2008-09. Shoes. Sandals. Stem Changing Verbs. You learned to call them BOOT verbs!. …Because the forms that have a change are in the shape of a boot. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
K.Brown, 2008-09
Verbs in the Preterite Tense
What’s the noise about all the
shoes???
Boots
Sandals
Sneakers
Shoes
Stem Changing Verbs
You learned to call them BOOT verbs!
…Because the forms that have a change are in the shape of a boot.
Quiero Queremos
Quieres Queréis
Quiere Quieren
We have these “BOOT” verbs in the present tense only.
We wear boots in the present, the here and now!
In the pastpast preterite tense, “boot” verbs do not existnot exist.
PiensoI plan
PensamosWe plan
PiensasYou plan
PensáisYou all plan
PiensaHe/she plans
You (formal) plan
PiensanThey plan
You all plan
PenséI planned
PensamosWe planned
PensasteYou planned
PensasteisYou all planned
PensóHe/she planned
You (formal) planned
PensaronThey planned
You all planned
PPEENSAR = to planNSAR = to plan PPEENSAR = to planNSAR = to plan
As time went on, some people began to use primitive forms of shoes. Only a few that could afford them (“Hmmm,
II can buy those”)!
Sandals
Hence you will find a few “sandal” verbs in the past preterite tense in
verbs that end in -IIR.
SirvoI serve
ServimosWe serve
SirvesYou serve
ServísYou all serve
SirveHe/she serves
You (formal) serve
SirvenThey serve
You all serve
ServíI served
ServimosWe served
ServisteYou served
ServisteisYou all served
SirvióHe/she served
You (formal) served
SirvieronThey served
You all served
SSEERVIR = to serveRVIR = to serve SSEERVIR= to serveRVIR= to serve
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.
SigoI follow
SeguimosWe follow
SiguesYou follow
SeguísYou all follow
SigueHe/she follows
You (formal) follow
SiguenThey follow
You all follow
SeguíI followed
SeguimosWe followed
SeguisteYou followed
SeguisteisYou all followed
SiguióHe/she followed
You (formal) followed
SiguieronThey followed
You all followed
SSEEGUIR = to followGUIR = to follow SSEEGUIR= to followGUIR= to follow
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.
PrefieroI prefer
PreferimosWe prefer
PrefieresYou prefer
PreferísYou all prefer
PrefiereHe/she prefers
You (formal) prefer
PrefierenThey prefer
You all prefer
PreferíI preferred
PreferimosWe preferred
PreferisteYou preferred
PreferisteisYou all preferred
PrefirióHe/she preferred
You (formal) preferred
PrefirieronThey preferred
You all preferred
PREFPREFEERIR= to preferRIR= to prefer PREFPREFEERIR= to preferRIR= to prefer
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.
CompitoI compete
CompetimosWe compete
CompitesYou compete
CompetísYou all compete
CompiteHe/she competes
You (formal) compete
CompitenThey compete
You all compete
CompetíI competed
CompetimosWe competed
CompetisteYou competed
CompetisteisYou all competed
CompitióHe/she competed
You (formal) competed
CompitieronThey competed
You all competed
COMPCOMPEETIR= to competeTIR= to compete COMPCOMPEETIR= to competeTIR= to compete
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.
Me vistoI dress
Nos vestimos
We dress
Te vistesYou dress
Os vestísYou all dress
Se visteHe/she dresses
You (formal) dress
Se vistenThey dress
You all dress
Me vestíI dressed
Nos vestimos
We dressed
Te vestisteYou dressed
Os vestisteisYou all dressed
Se vistióHe/she dressed
You (formal) dressed
Se vistieronThey dressed
You all dressed
VVEESTIRSE= to dressSTIRSE= to dress VVEESTIRSE= to dressSTIRSE= to dress
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.
PPEEDIR= to order/ask forDIR= to order/ask for
PidoI order
PedimosWe order
PidesYou order
PedísYou all order
PideHe/she orders
You (formal) orders
PidenThey order
You all order
PedíI ordered
PedimosWe ordered
PedisteYou ordered
PedisteisYou all ordered
PidióHe/she ordered
You (formal) ordered
PidieronThey ordered
You all ordered
PPEEDIR= to order/ask forDIR= to order/ask for
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.
DORMIR (o u)
duermoI sleep
dormimosWe sleep
duermesYou sleep
dormísYou all sleep
duermeHe/she sleeps
You (formal) sleep
duermenThey sleep
You all sleep
dormíI slept
dormimosWe slept
dormisteYou slept
dormisteisYou all slept
durmióHe/she slept
You (formal) slept
durmieronThey slept
You all slept
DDOORMIR= to sleepRMIR= to sleep DDOORMIR= to sleepRMIR= to sleep
They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.