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Preterite tense morphing verbs

Preterite tense morphing verbs. Voces 1. Morphing verbs. In the preterite tense, there are a group of irregular verbs that are referred to as morphing verbs. Morphing verbs are verbs that completely change their stem. There are 3 groups of morphing verbs: u - stems i - stems j - stems

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Preterite tense morphing verbs

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  1. Preterite tense morphing verbs Voces 1

  2. Morphing verbs • In the preterite tense, there are a group of irregular verbs that are referred to as morphing verbs. • Morphing verbs are verbs that completely change their stem. There are 3 groups of morphing verbs: • u- stems • i- stems • j- stems • Because morphing verbs are irregular, none of the conjugated forms have written accents. • All morphing verbs, no matter what kind of stem they have, use the same endings.

  3. Irregular u-stem verbs • andar • estar • poder • poner • saber • tener • anduv- • estuv- • pud- • pus- • sup- • tuv-

  4. Irregular i-stem verbs • *hacer • querer • venir • hic- • quis- • vin- The third person singular form of HACER is HIZO. The «c» changes to «z» to preserve the original sound of the verb.

  5. Irregular j-stem verbs • conducir • decir • traer • conduj- • dij- • traj-

  6. Apuntesimportantes • *Most verbs that end in –cirhave j-stems in the preterite. Other examples include traducir(to translate) and producir(to produce). • The third person plural ending of j-stem verbs drop the i. (dijeron, trajeron)

  7. Endings for irregular stems ONLY! • e • iste • o • imos • isteis • ieron

  8. Ejemplos • Estuveenfermaayer.

  9. Trajeron pizza a la fiesta.

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