Preterite StemChanging Verbs Preterite of stemchanging verbs In

Preterite Stem-Changing Verbs

Preterite of stem-changing verbs In the Preterite -ir verbs like; dormir, pedir, y preferir stem-change in the él/ella/Ud. forms and the ellos/ellas/Uds forms. REMEMBER: There are NO stemchanging –ar or –er verbs in the Preterite.

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

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

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

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

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

Preterite of stem-changing verbs Verbs which make these changes: Preferir Advertir Convertirse en Divertirse Mentir Sentirse Repetir Conseguir Despedirse Medir Pedir Seguir Servir Vestirse

Preterite of stem-changing verbs Reír – to laugh Reíste Rió Reímos Reísteis Rieron Sonreír – to smile Sonreíste Sonrió Sonreímos Sonreísteis Sonrieron *In the third person singular and plural line the E is dropped

Preterite of stem-changing verbs LEER – to read Leíste Leyó Leímos Leísteis Leyeron * In words with a vowel immediately before the ending. The third person singular and plural takes on a y.

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

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

Preterite of stem-changing verbs CONSTRUIR – to construct Construí Construiste Construyó Construimos Construisteis Construyeron • These are the same endings for other verbs ending in –UIR.

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

Preterite of stem-changing verbs Words used with the Preterite Ayer- yesterday el lunes por la noche - Monday night ayer por la mañana-yesterday morning el mes pasado - last month ayer por la tarde- yesterday afternoon el otro día - the other day Anteayer- the day before yesterday en ese momento - at that moment Anoche- last night Entonces – then desde el primer momento - from the first moment esta mañana - this morning Después – afterwards esta tarde - this afternoon durante dos siglos - for two centuries hace dos días, años - two days, years ago el año pasado- last year la semana pasada - last week

Credits Adapted from: By Beth Ranucci cseward. weebly. com