Transcript Preterite tense of o-u stem-changing verbs

Preterite Tense of o-u Stem
Changing Verbs
Some verbs in Spanish are a little trickier
when you conjugate them in the preterite
because some forms take on a spelling
change in their stem. Look at the following
forms of the verb “dormir”:
yo
dormí
tú
dormiste
nosotros dormimos
Ud./él/ella durmió Uds./ellos/ellas durmieron
Notice how the o changed to u in the
bottom two forms (Ud./él/ella and
Uds./ellos/ellas).
Let’s do some practice. What is
the preterite “tú” form of the verb
“dormir”?
That’s right… it’s dormiste!
Let’s do a few more. What is the
preterite “ellos” form of the verb
“dormir”?
That’s right… it’s durmieron!
What is the preterite “nosotros”
form of the verb “dormir”?
That’s right… it’s dormimos!
What is the preterite “yo” form of
the verb “dormir”?
That’s right… it’s dormí!
What is the preterite “ellos” form
of the verb “dormir”?
That’s right… it’s durmieron!
What is the preterite “nosotros”
form of the verb “dormir”?
That’s right… it’s dormimos!
VOILA!
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