MORE PRETERITE SPELLING CHANGERS aer eer or oer

MORE PRETERITE SPELLING CHANGERS -aer, -eer, oír, -oer, -uir

-AER, -EER, -OÍR, -OER • Verbs with the above infinitive endings use the endings “-yó” and “-yeron” for the third person forms (usually, there are some exceptions). • The remaining forms all gain an accent over the letter “i” in the ending. • So the only form without an accent is the third person plural. (-yeron)

-UIR • Verbs that end in –uir change the same way, but the written accent on the letter “i” only occurs in the yo form.

CREER – TO BELIEVE • creíste • creyó • creímos • creísteis • creyeron * “y” replaces the “i” in the 3 rd persons. En ese momento, él no creyó la verdad. In that moment, he didn’t believe the truth. * creyeron is the only form without an accent.

CAER – TO FALL • caíste • cayó * “y” replaces the “i” in the 3 rd persons. * cayeron is the only form without an accent. • caímos • caísteis • cayeron El libro cayó del estante. The book fell from the shelf.

LEER – TO READ • leíste • leyó * “y” replaces the “i” in the 3 rd persons. * leyeron is the only form without an accent. • leímos • leísteis • leyeron Leí seis libros para la clase de ingles. I read six books for English class.

OÍR – TO HEAR • oíste • oyó * “y” replaces the “i” in the 3 rd persons. * oyeron is the only form without an accent. • oímos • oísteis • oyeron ¿No oíste la fecha del examen? Didn’t you hear the date of the test?

HUIR – TO FLEE • huí • huiste • huyó * “y” replaces the “i” in the 3 rd persons. * huí is the only form with accented “i” • huimos • huisteis • huyeron El criminal huyó del lugar del crimen. The criminal fled from the scene of the crime.

DESTRUIR – TO DESTROY • destruí • destruiste • destruyó * “y” replaces the “i” in the 3 rd persons. * destruí is the only form with accented “i” • destruimos • destruisteis • destruyeron El tornado destruyó el pueblo. The tornado destroyed the town.