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Guided Notes-Preterite of –ir Stem-Changing Verbs página 178 English Grammar Connection: Most English verbs in the past tense have the same form no matter who the subject is : Iasked, you asked, they asked. In Spanish, however, some verbs must change their stems in the past tense depending on the person who carries the action. Remember that many –ir verbs have stem changes in the present tense. These verbs change stems in some forms of the preterite tense too. Here’s how: Stem­changing –ir verbs in the preterite change only in the _____________________________________ and in the ______________________________________ forms. Preterite tense e­> ___ pedir­ ¿Qué ____________ en el mercado? What did they ask for at the market? Preterite tense o ­> ____ dormir­ Zulma _________ diez horas anoche. Zulma slept ten hours last night. Here are some other __________ preterite stem­changing verbs that follow the pattern of __________. ¿Quiénes ________________ en el campeonato? Who competed in the championship? Nosotros ___________ y ganamos. We competed and we won. Write the preterite of each of the following: 1. Yo (preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Tú (preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Él, Ella, Usted (preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir) ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Nosotros (preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir) ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Vosotros (preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes (preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir) ________________________________________________________________________________ Actividad 11: En el mercado 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. 6. Actividad 12: ¡Hay mucha confusión! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Actividad 13: ¿Qué pasó? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Para y Piensa: Did you get it? 1. 2. 3. 4.