Sunday, October 26, 2008

Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite

Stem-changing -ir verbs change vowels in the preterite too. However, the change only occurs in the usted and ustedes forms.

e to i
pedir
pedí..........pedimos
pediste
pidió.........pidieron.

o to u
dormir
dormí..........dormimos
dormiste
durmió........durmieron

Verbs such as leer (to read), creer (to believe), and oír (to hear) change the i to y in the usted and ustedes forms of the preterite.

Alma leyó el poema. Alma read the poem.
Mis hermanos no creyeron las noticias. My brothers didn't believe the news.
¿Leiste la crítica? Did you read the review?

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