Ch 8 · Lesson 14Spanish · Chapter 8 · Lesson 14 · Grammar primer
Fui, di, pidió: the other irregulars
and share and , and go and , and stem-changing -ir verbs change in the third person: , .
The short version
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and share one preterite: , , , , , . Context tells you which: is 'I went to the cinema', is 'he was my teacher'. and are short too, and one-syllable forms take no accent: , , , .
Ser and ir: the same forms
and share one preterite. Context tells you which:
| Person | ser, ir |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| |
| , , | |
| |
| |
| , | |
.- I went to the cinema. ().- He was my teacher. ()
Dar and ver: di, vi
is an -ar verb that takes the -er endings, and is regular apart from the accents. One-syllable forms take no accent:
| Person | dar | ver |
|---|---|---|
| yo | | |
| | |
| , , | | |
| | |
| | |
| , | | |
.- My mother gave me a book.
Stem-changing -ir verbs: pidió, durmió
The -ir verbs that change their stem in the present change it in the preterite too, but only in the third person: e becomes i, o becomes u.
| Person | pedir | dormir |
|---|---|---|
| yo | | |
| | |
| , , | | |
| | |
| , | | |
.- The child slept for ten hours.
The -ar and -er stem-changers do not change at all: , ; , .
Going further: The preterite at a glance and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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