Estructura 8.1: The Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs

pedir

to ask for

pedí

I asked for

pediste

you asked for

pidió

he, she, it asked for

pedimos

we asked for

pidieron

they asked for

seguir

to follow / to continue to do something

seguí

I followed; continued

seguiste

you followed continued

seguimos

we followed

siguieron

they, all of you followed

servir

to serve

serví

I served

serviste

you served

sirvió

he, she, you, it served

servimos

we served

sirvieron

they, all of you served

dormir

to sleep

dormí

I slept

dormiste

you slept

durmió

he, she, you, it slept

dormimos

we slept

durmieron

they, all of you slept

preferir

to prefer

preferí

I preferred

preferiste

you preferred

prefirió

he, she, you, it preferred

preferimos

we preferred

prefirieron

they, all of you preferred

repetir

to repeat

repetí

I repeated

repetiste

you repeated

repitió

he, she, you, it repeated

repetimos

we repeated

repitieron

they, all of you repeated

-ir verbs

The only verbs that stem-change in the preterite

él / ella / Ud. & ellos / ellas / Uds

The only forms that stem-change in the preterite

Put the verb in the preterite: El maestro_________( repetir) la frase.

repitió

Put the verb in the preterite: Los invitados ______ (divertirse) a la fiesta

se divirtieron

Put the verb in the preterite: Tú_________( vestirse) bien

te vestiste

Put the verb in the preterite: En el otoño, las plantas_________( morirse)

se murieron

Put the verb in the preterite: Los jugadores de fútbol ________(competir) la semana pasada

compitieron

sentirse (e-i)

to feel

he or she felt

se sintió

they felt

se sintieron

conseguir

to get, obtain

he or she got

consiguió

they got

consiguieron

decidir

to decide

you decided

decidió

they decided

decidieron