Stem-changing -ir verbs in the preterite tense

__ and __ verbs DO NOT stem change in the preterite

-ar,-er

__ verbs DO stem change in the preterite

-ir

There are _ types of stem changes: _:_ and _:_

2/ e:i and o:u

Only in the preterite, stem-canging -ir verbs only change in the __ person singular and plural forms.

3rd

What does servir mean?

to serve

What does dormir mean?

to sleep

conjugate servir in the preterite.

yo serví

tú serviste

**él/ella/usted sirvió

nosotros/as servimos

vosotros/as servisteis

**ellos/ellas/ustedes sirvieron

conjugate dormir in the preterite.

yo dormí

tú dormiste

**él/ella/usted durmió

nosotros/as dormimos

vosotros/as dormisteis

**ellos/ellas/ustedes durmieron

pedir meaning and stem changes

to ask for/order/request; pidió , pidieron

preferir meaning and stem changes

to prefer; prefirió, prefirieron

repetir meaning and stem changes

to repeat; repitió,repitieron

seguir meaning and stem changes

to follow/continue; siguió, siguieron

conseguir meaning and stem changes

to get; consiguió, consiguieron

vestirse meaning and stem changes

to get dressed; se vistió, se vistieron

sentirse meaning and stem changes

to feel; se sintió, se sintieron

despedirse meaning and stem changes

to say goodbye; se despidió, se despidieron

dormir meaning and stem changes

to sleep; durmió, durmieron

morir meaning and stem changes

to die; murió, murieron

What are common e:i stem changing -ir verbs in the preterite?

servir, pedir, preferir, repetir, seguir, conseguir, vestirse, sentirse, and despedirse

What are common o:u stem changing -ir verbs in the preterite?

dormir and morir

What are 5 verbs that change meaning in the preterite?

conocer, saber, querer, no querer, and poder

What are the present and preterite meanings of conocer?

present: to know a person/place

preterite: to meet someone for the first time

What are the present and preterite meanings of saber?

present: to know a fact/ info/ how to do something

preterite: to find out info/ to discover something

What are the present and preterite meanings of querer?

present: to want/ to love

preterite: to try to do something

What are the present and preterite meanings of no querer?

present: to not want/ to not love

preterite: to refuse to do something

What are the present and preterite meanings of poder?

present: to be able to

preterite: to succeed at doing something ot to manage to do something

see notes for examples of the 5 verbs that change meaning in the preterite!!!!!

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