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Pretérito
stem changing
only happens in the 3rd person
e->i
pedir-> pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis, pidieron
o->u
dormir-> dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron
ar ending
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron
er/ir endings
-í,-iste,-ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
car, gar zar
-ar verbs that end in c, g, or z we must change the endings in the yo form
c->qu
buscar-> busqué
g->gu
pagar-> pagué
z->c
empenzar-> empecé
irreguar verbs
y-verbs
any er/ir verbs that end in a vowel, require a spelling change. if the stem ends in a a,e,or o you will need to add an accent to the í of íste, ímos, and ísteis. the él/ella/usted. ending will become a -yó and the ellos/ellas/ustedes ending will becme -yeron.
if the stem ends in a -u then you will only make the changes in the third person singular and plural forms
irregular stem verbs
endings, -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
trigger words
ayer, anoche, cuando de repente, en ese momento, entonces, inmediamente, luego, finalemente, un dia, esta manana/ tarde, la semana pasado, el mes/ano pesado, ayer por la manana/ la tarde, por la manana/ noche tarde
isolated
interrupting
tells the plot
milestones
momentary
dots
one completed action
ed verbs
to start, to end, to be born, to arrive, to leave, to die