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Title: Irregular preterit I


1
The Preterit of -ir Stem-changing Verbs
(El pretérito de los verbos de -ir de cambio
radical)
Qué plato pidió?
Prefirió el arroz con pollo.
2
Sandal verbs
Every stem-changing (shoe) verb in the present
tense
1
3
that is also an -ir verb
is a sandal verb in the preterit.
2
3
o ? ue
1
present
dormir
?
  • dormimos
  • dormís
  • duermen

duermo duermes duerme
2
ue
preterit
dormir
?
dormimos dormisteis durmieron
dormí dormiste durmió
o ? u
u
3
The preterit stem changes occur only in the third
persons.
3
Type 1 o ? ue, o ? u
dormir
Juan durmió seis horas anoche, y sus hermanos
durmieron ocho.
Juan slept six hours last night, and his brothers
slept eight.
morir
Alicia murió dos años después de que murieron sus
padres.
Alicia died two years after her parents died.
4
Sandal verbs
Every stem-changing (shoe) verb in the present
tense
1
3
that is also an -ir verb
is a sandal verb in the preterit.
2
e ? ie
present
1
mentir
?
  • mentimos
  • mentís
  • mienten

miento mientes miente
2
ie
preterit
mentir
?
mentimos mentisteis mintieron
mentí mentiste mintió
e ? i
i
3
The preterit stem changes occur only in the third
persons.
5
Type 2 e ? ie, e ? i
mentir
Eduardo mintió acerca del robo, pero sus
cómplices no mintieron.
Eduardo lied about the theft, but his accomplices
didnt lie.
sentir
Marlena sintió alegría cuando ganó el premio, y
sus padres sintieron mucho orgullo.
Marlena felt joy when she won the award, and her
parents felt great pride.
6
Sandal verbs
Every stem-changing (shoe) verb in the present
tense
1
3
that is also an -ir verb
is a sandal verb in the preterit.
2
e ? i
1
present
servir
?
  • servimos
  • servís
  • sirven

sirvo sirves sirve
2
i
preterit
servir
?
servimos servisteis sirvieron
serví serviste sirvió
e ? i
i
3
The preterit stem changes occur only in the third
persons.
7
Type 3 e ? i, e ? i
servir
Antonio sirvió las bebidas, y sus hermanas
sirvieron la comida.
Antonio served the drinks, and his sisters served
the food.
pedir
Tomás pidió un sándwich, y sus hijos pidieron una
hamburguesa.
Tomás ordered a sandwich, and his children
ordered a hamburger.
8
Verbs that change the i to y in the
third-persons singular and plural
Example leer
leí
leímos
leísteis
leíste
yeron
leieron
leió

Notice that every form except third-person plural
bears a written accent.
9
The i to y change applies only to -er and -ir
verbs whose stem ends in a vowel
le
er
leyó
leyeron
cre
er
creyó
creyeron
o
ír
oyó
oyeron
10
FIN
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