Preterite tense of stem-changing verbs

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Preterite of stem-changing verbs

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As you learned in Senderos 1, Lección

6, -ar and -er stem-changing verbs have no stem

change in the preterite. -Ir stem-changing verbs,

however, do have a stem change. Study the

following chart and observe where the stem

changes occur.

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Preterite of stem-changing verbs

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servir (to serve)

dormir (to sleep)

yo

serví

dormí

tú

serviste

dormiste

Ud./él/ella

sirvió

durmió

nosotros/as

servimos

dormimos

vosotros/as

servisteis

dormisteis

Uds./ellos/ellas

sirvieron

durmieron

Preterite of –ir stem-changing verbs

PLURAL
FORMS

SINGULAR

FORMS

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Stem-changing -ir verbs, in the preterite only,

have a stem change in the third-person singular

and plural forms. The stem change consists of

either e to i or o to u.

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(e → i) pedir: pidió, pidieron

(o → u) morir (to die): murió, murieron

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Cambia cada infinitivo al pretérito.

1. Yo _________________ serví, dormí, pedí... . (servir, dormir, pedir, preferir,

repetir, seguir)

2. Usted _________________ (morir, conseguir, pedir, sentirse, servir, vestirse)
3. Tú _________________ (conseguir, servir, morir, pedir, dormir, repetir)
4. Ellas _________________ (repetir, dormir, seguir, preferir, morir, servir)
5. Nosotros _________________ (seguir, preferir, servir, vestirse, pedir, dormirse)
6. Ustedes _________________ (sentirse, vestirse, conseguir, pedir, repetir, dormirse)
7. Él _________________ (dormir, morir, preferir, repetir, seguir, pedir)

¡INTÉNTALO!

serví, dormí, pedí...

Preterite of stem-changing verbs