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SITE INFO Dedications Site Background Contact SITE NAVIGATION HOME Spanish Studies Pronunciation Lessons Numbers Time Date Verbs Verb Tenses Verb Conjugation Grammar Gender Grammar Terms Pronouns Reflexive Vocabulary Adjectives Noun Cognates Prepositions Verb Lists Vocabulary Lists VERB CONJUGATION Indicative Mood Present Tense Regular -ar Verbs Regular -er Verbs Regular -ir Verbs Stem e -> ie Stem o -> ue Stem e -> i Stem iar: i -> í Stem uar: u -> ú Stem uir: i -> y Stem ger/gir: g -> j Yo form -oy Yo form -zco Yo form -go Imperfect Tense AR Verbs ER & IR Verbs Preterite Tense Regular AR Verbs Ending -car Ending -gar Ending -zar ER/IR Verbs ER/IR Verbs vowel Stem IR Stem-changers Irregular Stems Future Tense Regular Verbs Irregular Stems Conditional Tense Regular Verbs Irregular Stems Progressive Tenses Perfect Tenses Reference Subject Pronouns yo nosotros nosotras tú* vosotros vosotras él ella Usted ellos ellas Ustedes *In some countries in Central & South America vos is used instead of tú. Reflexive Pronouns me nos te os se  se Direct Object Pronouns me nos te os lo la lo/la los las los/las Indirect Object Pronouns me nos te os le les	Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs   Stem-changing IR verbs maintain their stem-change, but only using the first vowel of the stem change in the 3rd person forms of the preterite tense. E -> IE convertir to convert bekehren mentir to lie lügen preferir to prefer vorziehen E -> I competir to compete konkurrieren medir to measure messen pedir to request, ask for bitten O -> UE dormir to sleep schlafen morir to die sterben E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. Drop the -ir: That's the stem !! To see the preterite tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Yo form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what I did. deutsch convertir convertí I converted I did convert ich habe bekehrt mentir mentí I lied I did lie ich habe gelogen preferir preferí I preferred I did prefer ich habe vorgezogen E -> I competir competí I competed I did compete ich habe konkurriert medir medí I measured I did measure ich habe gemessen pedir pedí I requested I did request ich habe gebeten O -> UE dormir dormí I slept I did sleep ich habe geschlafen morir morí I died I did die ich bin gestorben The pronoun YO does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that YO is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Tú form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what you did. deutsch convertir convertiste you converted you did convert du hast bekehrt mentir mentiste you lied you did lie du hast gelogen preferir preferiste you preferred you did prefer du hast vorgezogen E -> I competir competiste you competed you did compete du hast konkurriert medir mediste you measured you did measure du hast gemessen pedir pediste you requested you did request du hast gebeten O -> UE dormir dormiste you slept you did sleep du hast geschlafen morir moriste you died you did die du bist gestorben The pronoun TÚ does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that TÚ is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Él form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what he did. deutsch convertir convirtió he converted he did convert er hat bekehrt mentir mintió he lied he did lie er hat gelogen preferir prefirió he preferred he did prefer er hat vorgezogen E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I competir compitió he competed he did compete er hat konkurriert medir midió he measured he did measure er hat gemessen pedir pidió he requested he did request er hat gebeten E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE dormir durmió he slept he did sleep er hat geschlafen morir murió he died he did die er ist gestorben O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. The pronoun ÉL needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLA & USTED. Once it is clear that ÉL is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Ella form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what she did. deutsch convertir convirtió she converted she did convert sie hat bekehrt mentir mintió she lied she did lie sie hat gelogen preferir prefirió she preferred she did prefer sie hat vorgezogen E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I competir compitió she competed she did compete sie hat konkurriert medir midió she measured she did measure sie hat gemessen pedir pidió she requested she did request sie hat gebeten E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE dormir durmió she slept she did sleep sie hat geschlafen morir murió she died she did die sie ist gestorben O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. The pronoun ELLA needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ÉL & USTED. Once it is clear that ELLA is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Usted form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what you did. deutsch convertir convirtió you converted you did convert Sie haben bekehrt mentir mintió you lied you did lie Sie haben gelogen preferir prefirió you preferred you did prefer Sie haben vorgezogen E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I competir compitió you competed you did compete Sie haben konkurriert medir midió you measured you did measure Sie haben gemessen pedir pidió you requested you did request Sie haben gebeten E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE dormir durmió you slept you did sleep Sie haben geschlafen morir murió you died you did die Sie sind gestorben O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. The pronoun USTED needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ÉL & ELLA. Once it is clear that USTED is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Nosotros & Nosotras form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what we did. deutsch convertir convertimos we converted we did convert wir haben bekehrt mentir mentimos we lied we did lie wir haben gelogen preferir preferimos we preferred we did prefer wir haben vorgezogen E -> I competir competimos we competed we did compete wir haben konkurriert medir medimos we measured we did measure wir haben gemessen pedir pedimos we requested we did request wir haben gebeten O -> UE dormir dormimos we slept we did sleep wir haben geschlafen morir morimos we died we did die wir sind gestorben The pronoun NOSOTROS does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that NOSOTROS is doing the action. Notice that the NOSOTROS form is exactly the same in the present & preterite tenses. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Vosotros & Vosotras form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. E -> IE This is the event. This is what y'all did. deutsch convertir convertisteis y'all converted y'all did convert ihr habt bekehrt mentir mentisteis y'all lied y'all did lie ihr habt gelogen preferir preferisteis y'all preferred y'all did prefer ihr habt vorgezogen E -> I competir competisteis y'all competed y'all did compete ihr habt konkurriert medir medisteis y'all measured y'all did measure ihr habt gemessen pedir pedisteis y'all requested y'all did request ihr habt gebeten O -> UE dormir dormisteis y'all slept y'all did sleep ihr habt geschlafen morir moristeis y'all died y'all did die ihr seid gestorben The pronoun VOSOTROS does not need to be stated in the preterite. It is already clear by the ending that VOSOTROS is doing the action. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Ellos form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. This form is important, as it is the basis for the formation of the past subjunctive. E -> IE This is the event. This is what they did. deutsch convertir convirtieron they converted they did convert sie haben bekehrt mentir mintieron they lied they did lie sie haben gelogen preferir prefirieron they preferred they did prefer sie haben vorgezogen E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I competir compitieron they competed they did compete sie haben konkurriert medir midieron they measured they did measure sie haben gemessen pedir pidieron they requested they did request sie haben gebeten E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE dormir durmieron they slept they did sleep sie haben geschlafen morir murieron they died they did die sie sind gestorben O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. The pronoun ELLOS needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLAS & USTEDES. Once it is clear that ELLOS is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Ellas form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. This form is important, as it is the basis for the formation of the past subjunctive. E -> IE This is the event. This is what they did. deutsch convertir convirtieron they converted they did convert sie haben bekehrt mentir mintieron they lied they did lie sie haben gelogen preferir prefirieron they preferred they did prefer sie haben vorgezogen E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I competir compitieron they competed they did compete sie haben konkurriert medir midieron they measured they did measure sie haben gemessen pedir pidieron they requested they did request sie haben gebeten E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE dormir durmieron they slept they did sleep sie haben geschlafen morir murieron they died they did die sie sind gestorben O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. The pronoun ELLAS needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLOS & USTEDES. Once it is clear that ELLAS is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top Preterite Tense: Stem-changing IR verbs Ustedes form To make this form, drop the -ir. Add the normal ending for preterite tense conjugation of IR verbs. This form is important, as it is the basis for the formation of the past subjunctive. E -> IE This is the event. This is what y'all did. deutsch convertir convirtieron you converted you did convert Sie haben bekehrt mentir mintieron you lied you did lie Sie haben gelogen preferir prefirieron you preferred you did prefer Sie haben vorgezogen E -> IE verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. E -> I competir compitieron you competed you did compete Sie haben konkurriert medir midieron you measured you did measure Sie haben gemessen pedir pidieron you requested you did request Sie haben gebeten E -> I verbs change the final E of the stem to I in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. O -> UE dormir durmieron you slept you did sleep Sie haben geschlafen morir murieron you died you did die Sie sind gestorben O -> UE verbs change the final O of the stem to U in the él, ella, Usted, ellos, ellas, Ustedes forms. The pronoun USTEDES needs to be stated in the preterite, because the same form is used for ELLOS & ELLAS. Once it is clear that USTEDES is the subject, it can be left out in further statements. A look at other forms: YO TÚ ÉL ELLA USTED NOSOTROS VOSOTROS ELLOS ELLAS USTEDES More information concerning the preterite tense Back to Top

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