K.Brown, 2008-09

Verbs in the Preterite Tense

What’s the noise about all the

shoes???

Boots

Shoes

Sandals

Sneakers

Stem Changing Verbs

You learned to call them BOOT verbs!

…Because the forms that have a change are in the shape of a boot.

Quiero Queremos

Quieres Queréis

Quiere Quieren

We have these “BOOT” verbs in the present tense only.

We wear boots in the present, the here and now!

But in the pastpast they didn’t wear boots.

They went barefoot!

In the pastpast preterite tense, “boot” verbs do not existnot exist.

PiensoI plan

PensamosWe plan

PiensasYou plan

PensáisYou all plan

PiensaHe/she plans

You (formal) plan

PiensanThey plan

You all plan

PenséI planned

PensamosWe planned

PensasteYou planned

PensasteisYou all planned

PensóHe/she planned

You (formal) planned

PensaronThey planned

You all planned

PPEENSAR = to thinkNSAR = to think PPEENSAR = to thinkNSAR = to think

As time went on, some people began to use primitive forms of shoes. Only a few that could afford them (“Hmmm,

II can buy those”)!

Sandals

Hence you will find a few “sandal” verbs in the past preterite tense in

verbs that end in -IIR.

SirvoI serve

ServimosWe serve

SirvesYou serve

ServísYou all serve

SirveHe/she serves

You (formal) serve

SirvenThey serve

You all serve

ServíI served

ServimosWe served

ServisteYou served

ServisteisYou all served

SirvióHe/she served

You (formal) served

SirvieronThey served

You all served

SSEERVIR = to serveRVIR = to serve SSEERVIR= to serveRVIR= to serve

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.

SigoI follow

SeguimosWe follow

SiguesYou follow

SeguísYou all follow

SigueHe/she follows

You (formal) follow

SiguenThey follow

You all follow

SeguíI followed

SeguimosWe followed

SeguisteYou followed

SeguisteisYou all followed

SiguióHe/she followed

You (formal) followed

SiguieronThey followed

You all followed

SSEEGUIR = to followGUIR = to follow SSEEGUIR= to followGUIR= to follow

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.

PrefieroI prefer

PreferimosWe prefer

PrefieresYou prefer

PreferísYou all prefer

PrefiereHe/she prefers

You (formal) prefer

PrefierenThey prefer

You all prefer

PreferíI preferred

PreferimosWe preferred

PreferisteYou preferred

PreferisteisYou all preferred

PrefirióHe/she preferred

You (formal) preferred

PrefirieronThey preferred

You all preferred

PREFPREFEERIR= to preferRIR= to prefer PREFPREFEERIR= to preferRIR= to prefer

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.

CompitoI compete

CompetimosWe compete

CompitesYou compete

CompetísYou all compete

CompiteHe/she competes

You (formal) compete

CompitenThey compete

You all compete

CompetíI competed

CompetimosWe competed

CompetisteYou competed

CompetisteisYou all competed

CompitióHe/she competed

You (formal) competed

CompitieronThey competed

You all competed

COMPCOMPEETIR= to competeTIR= to compete COMPCOMPEETIR= to competeTIR= to compete

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.

Me vistoI dress

Nos vestimos

We dress

Te vistesYou dress

Os vestísYou all dress

Se visteHe/she dresses

You (formal) dress

Se vistenThey dress

You all dress

Me vestíI dressed

Nos vestimos

We dressed

Te vestisteYou dressed

Os vestisteisYou all dressed

Se vistióHe/she dressed

You (formal) dressed

Se vistieronThey dressed

You all dressed

VVEESTIRSE= to dressSTIRSE= to dress VVEESTIRSE= to dressSTIRSE= to dress

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.

PPEEDIR= to order/ask forDIR= to order/ask for

PidoI order

PedimosWe order

PidesYou order

PedísYou all order

PideHe/she orders

You (formal) orders

PidenThey order

You all order

PedíI ordered

PedimosWe ordered

PedisteYou ordered

PedisteisYou all ordered

PidióHe/she ordered

You (formal) ordered

PidieronThey ordered

You all ordered

PPEEDIR= to order/ask forDIR= to order/ask for

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.

DORMIR (o u)

duermoI sleep

dormimosWe sleep

duermesYou sleep

dormísYou all sleep

duermeHe/she sleeps

You (formal) sleep

duermenThey sleep

You all sleep

dormíI slept

dormimosWe slept

dormisteYou slept

dormisteisYou all slept

durmióHe/she slept

You (formal) slept

durmieronThey slept

You all slept

DDOORMIR= to sleepRMIR= to sleep DDOORMIR= to sleepRMIR= to sleep

They are called “sandal” verbs because the forms that change are the shape of the bottom of a sandal.