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Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs

Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs. I > Y E > I O > U. Preterite of stem-changing verbs. DORMIR – to sleep. dorm í dormimos dormiste dormisteis d u rmió d u rmieron. ( o to ue in the present tense) ( o to u in the preterite tense). Preterite of stem-changing verbs.

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Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs

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  1. PreteriteStem-Changing Verbs

  2. I > Y E > I O > U

  3. Preterite of stem-changing verbs DORMIR – to sleep dormí dormimos dormiste dormisteis durmió durmieron (o to ue in the present tense) (o to u in the preterite tense)

  4. Preterite of stem-changing verbs MORIR – to die Morí Morimos Moriste Moristeis Murió Murieron (o to ue in the present tense) (o to u in the preterite tense)

  5. Preterite of stem-changing verbs PREFERIR – to prefer Preferí Preferimos Preferiste Preferisteis Prefirió Prefirieron (e to ie in the present tense) (e to i in the preterite tense)

  6. Preterite of stem-changing verbs SENTIR – to feel Sentí Sentimos Sentiste Sentisteis Sintió Sintieron (e to ie in the present tense) (e to i in the preterite tense)

  7. Preterite of stem-changing verbs DIVERTIRSE – to have fun Me divertí Nos Divertimos Te divertiste Os Divertisteis Se Divirtió Se Divirtieron (e to ie in the present tense) (e to i in the preterite tense)

  8. 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

  9. 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.

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

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

  12. 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.

  13. Preterite of stem-changing verbs Other verbs that change like Construir • Distribuir • Huir • Incluir • Contribuir

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