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Preterite Verbs with i > y Spelling Change. Page 226 – Unidad 4, L1 Avancemos 2. Preterite i > y Spelling Change Verbs. Verbs ending in –uir , such as destruir, have a spelling change in the preterite. The i becomes y in the Ud/él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas forms. destruí
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Preterite Verbs with i > ySpelling Change Page 226 – Unidad 4, L1 Avancemos 2
Preterite i > y Spelling Change Verbs • Verbs ending in –uir, such as destruir, have a spelling change in the preterite. • The i becomes y in the Ud/él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas forms.
destruí destruiste destruyó destruimos destruisteis destruyeron DESTRUIR
Preterite i > y Spelling Change Verbs • Other verbs such as leer, creer, oír, and caerse, follow a similar pattern. • In general any –er or –ir verb whose stem ends in a vowel belongs in this group (exception is traer). • These verbs also require an accent mark on the first vowel of the ending (-í, -íste, -ímos, -ísteis)
leí leíste leyó leímos leísteis leyeron LEER
creí creíste creyó creímos creísteis creyeron CREER
oí oíste oyó oímos oísteis oyeron OÍR
me caí te caíste se cayó nos caímos os caísteis se cayeron CAERSE