4th Edition Spanish Ch. 8 Flashcards
Preterite of stem-changing verbs
Preterite of stem-changing verbs
As you know, -ar and -er stem-changing verbs have no stem change in the preterite. -ir stem changing verbs, however, do have a stem change.
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Servir- to serve
Serví, serviste, sirvió, servimos, servisteis, sirvieron
Morir- to die
Morí, moriste, murió, morimos, moristeis, murieron
In the preterite, stem-changing -ir verbs have an e to I or o to u stem change in the Ud./él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas forms.
True
Pedir- to ask
Pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis, pidieron
Dormir- to sleep
Dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormiréis, dormirán
Double object pronouns
Double object pronouns
Me, te, le (se), nos, os, les (se),
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Le and les
Lo, la, los, las
When object pronouns are used together, the indirect object is pronoun precedes the direct object pronoun.
True
El camarero me muestra el menú.
The waiter shows me the menu.
El camarero me lo muestra.
The waiter shows it to me.
Nos sirven los platos.
They serve us the dishes.
Nos los sirven.
They serve them to us.
Maribel te pidió una hamburguesa.
Maribel ordered a hamburger to you
Maribel te la pidió.
Maribel ordered it for you.
The indirect object pronouns le and les always change to Se when they precede Lo, los, la, and las.
True
Le escribí la carta.
I wrote him/her the letter.
Se la escribí.
I wrote it to him/her
Les sirvió los entremeses.
He served them the hors d’oeuvres
Se los sirvió.
He served them to them.
Le pedimos un café.
We ordered him/her a coffee.
Se lo pedimos.
We ordered it for him/her.