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Preterite Stem-Preterite Stem-Changing VerbsChanging Verbs
Preterite of stem-changing verbsPreterite of stem-changing verbs
In the Preterite In the Preterite -ir-ir verbs like; verbs like; dormir,pedir, dormir,pedir, y preferir y preferir stem-change in the stem-change in the él/ella/Ud.forms and the ellos/ellas/Uds él/ella/Ud.forms and the ellos/ellas/Uds forms.forms.
REMEMBER: There are NO stem-REMEMBER: There are NO stem-changing –ar or –er verbs in the Preterite.changing –ar or –er verbs in the Preterite.
dormdormíí dormimosdormimos
dormistedormiste dormisteisdormisteis
dduurmiórmió dduurmieronrmieron
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((oo to to ueue in the present tense) in the present tense) ((oo to to uu in the preterite tense) in the preterite tense)
DORMIR DORMIR – to sleep– to sleep
Preterite of stem-changing verbsPreterite of stem-changing verbs
MorMoríí MorimosMorimos
MoristeMoriste MoristeisMoristeis
MMuuriórió MMuurieronrieron
MORIR MORIR – to die– to die((oo to to ueue in the present tense) in the present tense) ((oo to to uu in the preterite tense) in the preterite tense)
PreferPreferíí PreferimosPreferimos
PreferistePreferiste PreferisteisPreferisteis
PrefPrefiiriórió PrefPrefiirieronrieron
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PREFERIR PREFERIR – to prefer– to prefer((ee to to ieie in the present tense) in the present tense) ((ee to to ii in the preterite tense) in the preterite tense)
SentSentíí Sentimos Sentimos
SentisteSentiste Sentisteis Sentisteis
SSiintintióó S Siintieronntieron
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((ee to to ieie in the present tense) in the present tense) ((ee to to ii in the preterite tense) in the preterite tense)
SENTIR SENTIR – to feel– to feel
Me divertMe divertíí Nos DivertimosNos Divertimos
Te divertisteTe divertiste Os DivertisteisOs Divertisteis
Se DivSe Diviirtiórtió Se DivSe Diviirtieronrtieron
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((ee to to ieie in the present tense) in the present tense) ((ee to to ii in the preterite tense) in the preterite tense)
DIVERTIRSE DIVERTIRSE – to have fun– to have fun
Preterite of stem-changing verbsPreterite of stem-changing verbs
PreferirPreferirAdvertirAdvertirConvertirConvertirConvertirse enConvertirse enDivertirseDivertirseMentirMentirSentir Sentir SentirseSentirse
Verbs which make these changes:Verbs which make these changes:
RepetirRepetirConseguirConseguirDespedirDespedirDespedirseDespedirseMedirMedirPedirPedirSeguirSeguirServirServirVestirVestirVestirseVestirse
ReReír ír – – to laughto laughReReíí ReímosReímos
ReísteReíste ReísteisReísteisRióRió RieronRieron
SonrSonreeíí SonreímosSonreímosSonreísteSonreíste SonreísteisSonreísteis
SonrióSonrió SonrieronSonrieron
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SonreSonreír ír – to smile– to smile
*In the third person singular and plural *In the third person singular and plural line the line the EE is dropped is dropped
LeLeíí LeímosLeímos
LeísteLeíste LeísteisLeísteis
LeyóLeyó LeyeronLeyeron
* In words with a vowel immediately before * In words with a vowel immediately before the ending. The third person singular and the ending. The third person singular and
plural takes on a plural takes on a yy..
Preterite of stem-changing verbsPreterite of stem-changing verbs
LEER LEER – to read– to read
CreCreíí CreímosCreímos
CreísteCreíste CreísteisCreísteis
CreyóCreyó CreyeronCreyeron
Preterite of stem-changing verbsPreterite of stem-changing verbs
CREER CREER – – to believeto believe
Other verbsOther verbs that change like Leer that change like Leer y Creery Creer
CaerCaer
OOírír
PoseerPoseer
Exceptions are: Traer, atraer, and all verbs Exceptions are: Traer, atraer, and all verbs ending in –guir.ending in –guir.
ConstruConstruíí ConstruimosConstruimos
ConstruisteConstruiste ConstruisteisConstruisteis
ConstruyóConstruyó ConstruyeronConstruyeron
• These are the same endings for other verbs These are the same endings for other verbs
ending in ending in –UIR–UIR..
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CONSTRUIR CONSTRUIR – to construct– to construct
Other verbsOther verbs that change like that change like ConstruirConstruir
DistribuirDistribuir
HuirHuir
IncluirIncluir
ContribuirContribuir
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Words used with the PreteriteWords used with the PreteriteAyer- yesterdayAyer- yesterday
ayer por la mañana-yesterday morningayer por la mañana-yesterday morning
ayer por la tarde- yesterday afternoonayer por la tarde- yesterday afternoon
Anteayer- the day before yesterdayAnteayer- the day before yesterday
Anoche- last nightAnoche- last night
desde el primer momento - from the first desde el primer momento - from the first momentmoment
Después – afterwardsDespués – afterwards
durante dos siglos - for two centuriesdurante dos siglos - for two centuries
el año pasado- last yearel año pasado- last year
el lunes por la noche - Monday nightel lunes por la noche - Monday night
el mes pasado - last monthel mes pasado - last month
el otro día - the other dayel otro día - the other day
en ese momento - at that momenten ese momento - at that moment
Entonces – thenEntonces – then
esta mañana - this morningesta mañana - this morning
esta tarde - this afternoonesta tarde - this afternoon
hace dos días, años - two days, years hace dos días, años - two days, years agoago
la semana pasada - last weekla semana pasada - last week
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