stem changing preterite verbs Flashcards

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-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs, using the regular endings.

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cerrar
cerré
cerraste
cerró
cerramos
cerrasteis
cerraron
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-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs, using the regular endings.

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entender
entendí
entendiste
entendió
entendimos
entendisteis
entendieron
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-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

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preferir
preferí
preferiste
prefirió
preferimos
preferisteis
prefirieron
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-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

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dormir
dormí
dormiste
durmió
dormimos
dormisteis
durmieron
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