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The only type of verb that stem-changes in the preterite
What is an -ir verb?
Yo/servir
What is serví?
in what form do the car gar zar verbs change
yo
servimos
we served
Nosotros/pensar
In the preterite tense how many letters does the stem change consist of
1
Usted/preferir
What is prefirió?
ella buscar
busco (accent on o)
ellos repitieron
they repeated
Yo/ comer
comi (accent on i)
The vowels that change in the preterite are
e to ______________ and o to _____________
i and u
Ustedes /morir
What is murieron ?
yo jugar
jugue (accent on e)
Ustedes durmieron
Tú - beber
bebiste
The forms (pronouns) that have a stem-change in the preterite
What is third person singular and plural? (él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes)
Ellos/seguir
What is siguieron?
tu - empezar
empezaste
yo empece (accent on last e)
I began
Ellas/ nadar
nadaron
give and example of a stem changing verb in any form in the preterite
answers will vary
Él/dormir
What is durmió?
yo - buscar
busque (accent on e)
ella pidio (accent on o)
she asked for
Ella practicar
practico (accent on o)