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Preterite Verbs with i > y Stem Change – (Y Verbs)

Preterite Verbs with i > y Stem Change – (Y Verbs). Avancemos 2 – U4L1. Preterite Y Verbs. In the preterite, many verbs that end in –er/-ir and have a double vowel sound such as leer (to read) and construir (to construct/build) have spelling changes.

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Preterite Verbs with i > y Stem Change – (Y Verbs)

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  1. Preterite Verbs with i > yStem Change – (Y Verbs) Avancemos 2 – U4L1

  2. Preterite Y Verbs • In the preterite, many verbs that end in –er/-ir and have a double vowel sound such as leer (to read) and construir (to construct/build) have spelling changes. • These spelling changes occur in the 3rd person forms (usted/él/ella) and (ustedes/ellos/ellas)

  3. Preterite Y Verbs • Here is how they change: • The I becomes a Y. • Additionally, some of these verbs, such as leer (to read) and creer (to believe) will have accents on the “I” of the other forms. • These verbs are sometimes known as Y verbs or sole verbs (I-Y)

  4. destruí destruiste destruyó destruimos destruyeron DESTRUIR

  5. Preterite i > y Stem Change Verbs • Other verbs such as leer, creer, oír, and caerse, follow a similar pattern except with the accent on the “I”.

  6. leí leíste leyó leímos leyeron LEER

  7. creí creíste creyó creímos creyeron CREER

  8. oí oíste oyó oímos oyeron OÍR

  9. me caí te caíste se cayó nos caímos se cayeron CAERSE

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