Capitulo Siete; Gramatica Uno: The Preterite Tense

Question 1

What are the stem endings for a regular preterite tense -AR verb?

Answer 1

• é
• aste
• ó
• amos
• asteis
• aron

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Bailé
Bailaste
Bailó
Bailamos
Bailasteis
Bailaron

Question 2

What are the stem endings for a regular preterite tense -ER or -IR verb?

Answer 2

• í
• iste
• ió
• imos
• isteis
• ieron

Comer
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Comí
Comiste
Comió
Comimos
Comisteis
Comieron

Escribir
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Escribí
Escribiste
Escribió
Escribimos
Escribisteis
Escribieron

Question 3

What happens to stem-changing verbs in the preterite tense?

Answer 3

They remain regular:

Volver = volví (instead of vuelvo)
Despertar = Desperté (instead of despierto)

Question 4

What forms of the preterite are accented?

Answer 4

First person singular and third person singular.

Question 5

Letter changes to accomodate pronunciation:

• car: ?
• gar: ?
• zar: ?

Answer 5

• car: qu (saqué)
• gar: gu (llegué)
• zar: c (crucé)

Question 6

Verbs that end in -eer and the verb oir do what in the preterite?

Answer 6

These verbs change I to Y in the two third-person forms:

leer: 
leí
leíste
leyó
leímos
leísteis 
leyeron