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-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs. -ir stem-changing verbs change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

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-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs. -ir stem-changing verbs change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.

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Preterite: Part III

-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the
preterite. They are conjugated just like other regular preterite verbs.
PRESENT PRETERITE

entender entender
entiendo entendí
entiendes entendiste
entiende entendió
entendemos entendimos
entendéis entendisteis
entienden entendieron

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PRESENT PRETERITE

cerrar cerrar
cierro cerré
cierras cerraste
cierra cerró
cerramos cerramos
cerráis cerrasteis
cierran cerraron

-ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterite, but in a
different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural.
PRESENT PRETERITE

preferir preferir
prefiero preferí
prefieres preferiste
prefiere prefirió
preferimos preferimos
preferís preferisteis
prefieren prefirieron

PRESENT PRETERITE

dormir dormir
duermo dormí
duermes dormiste
duerme durmió
dormimos dormimos
dormís dormisteis
duermen durmieron

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Let’s add two more flashcards for stem-changing verbs in the preterite.:

Verb Flashcards
50. -ar and -er stem-changing verbs do not change in the preterite
cerrar entender

cerré entendí
cerraste entendiste
cerró entendió

cerramos entendimos
cerrasteis entendisteis

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cerraron entendieron

51. -ir stem-changing verbs do change in the preterite (e:i and o:u third person
singular and plural)
preferir dormir

preferí dormí
preferiste dormiste
prefirió durmió

preferimos dormimos
preferisteis dormisteis

prefirieron durmieron

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