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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 nosotros dormimos
tú dormiste
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”?
dormiste!That’s right… it’s
durmieron!That’s right… it’s
Let’s do a few more. What is the preterite “ellos” form of the verb
“dormir”?
What is the preterite “nosotros” form of the verb “dormir”?
dormimos!That’s right… it’s
dormí!That’s right… it’s
What is the preterite “yo” form of the verb “dormir”?
What is the preterite “ellos” form of the verb “dormir”?
durmieron!That’s right… it’s
dormimos!That’s right… it’s
What is the preterite “nosotros” form of the verb “dormir”?
VOILA!
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