IR Stem Changing Verbs in the Preterite

-IR Stem Changing Verbs in the Preterite

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Recap: What is the Preterite Tense?

• A past tense used to describe an action or event that took place during a specific time in the past and is now completed.

• One of the first past tenses learned in the Spanish language.

Recap: What is the Preterite? Pt. 2

• Used when talking about something that occurred/happened or when you did something. When this occurs, you use the preterite tense. Ex:

  • I went to Cancun over Spring Break (I did something)

    • Yo fui a Cancún durante el descanso de primavera.

  • We worked over our break. (We did something)

    • Nosotros trabajamos durante nuestro descanso.

  • It rained yesterday. (Something that occurred)

    • Llovió ayer.

Multiple Select

What type of preterite use is the following sentence?

We played Super Smash Bros over Spring Break.

• Something I did

• Something that occurred/happened

• Something we did

Multiple Select

What type of preterite use if the following sentence?

I went to Epic Con last Sunday.

• Something that occurred/happened

• Something I did

• Something we did

Recap: Conjugations in the Preterite

1. Drop the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir

2. Add the preterite ending depending on the verb.

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate trabajar in the "él/ella/usted" form in the past tense?

• trabajé
• trabajamos
• trabajaba
• trabajó

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate comer in the "nosotros/nosotras" form in the past tense?

• comieron
• comisteis
• comemos
• comimos

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate vivir in the "yo" form in the past tense?

• viví
• vivé
• viviste
• vivimos

-IR verbs in the Preterite

• Verbs with stem changes (e) to (i) and (o) to (u).

• -IR verbs ONLY change stem in the third person singular form, (él/ella/usted), and in the third person plural form, (ellos/ellas/ustedes).

-ER/IR Conjugations

*Often referred to as SOLLE verbs or sandalía verbs (slipper verbs)

​yo: - í	nosotros/as:​ - imos
tú:​ - iste	vosotros/as:​ - isteis
él/ella/ud:​ - ió	ellos/ellas/uds:​ - ieron

IR Stem Changers (E - I)

• (e) to (i)

​personal pronoun	​verb: repetir (to repeat)
​yo	​repetí
tú​	​repetiste
él/ella/ud​	​repitió
​nosotros/as	​repetimos
​ellos/ellas/uds	​repitieron

IR Stem Changers (O-U)

• (o) to (u)

​personal pronoun	​verb: dormir (to sleep)
​yo	​dormí
​tú	​dormiste
​él/ella/usted	​durmió
nosotros/as	dormimos
ellos/ellas/uds	durmieron

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate pedir in the él/ella/usted form in the past tense?

• pido

• pidieron

• piden

• pidió

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate preferir in the ellos/ellas/uds form in the past tense?

• prefirieron
• prefieren

• prefirió

• prefiere

Multiple Choice

How do you conjugate dormir in the él/ella/usted form in the past tense?

• duerme

• durmieron

• duermen

• durmió