PRETERIT SELF TESTSpanish iii

1. What are the regular endings for –ar verbs?

é amosasteó aron

2. What is the stem change for –ar verbs?

• Trick question! NONE!• Recuerda…the stem is the part left after you drop the ending. Por ejemplo: hablar, Stem: habl-

3. What is the group of 3 irregular –ar verbs called? How do they change and in what form?

• n order to preserve the sound of the infinitive, a number of verbs change orthographically (spelling) in the preterite tense. The following changes occur in the "yo" form only:

• Verbs that end in -gar change g to guVerbs that end in -car change c to quVerbs that end in -zar change z to c

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Here are three examples:• yo jugué (jugar)yo busqué (buscar)yo almorcé (almorzar)

4. What are the endings for –er verbs?

í imosisteió ieron

5. What is the stem change for –er verbs?

• Trick Question! NONE!

6. What are the endings for –ir verbs?

• íisteióimosisteisieron

7. What are the 2 stem changes for –ir verbs?

•E>I•O>U

8. How do you know if an –ir verb stem changes in the past tense?

• -ir verbs that change their stem in the present tense do change in the preterit, but in a different way. They change e:i and o:u in the third person, singular and plural

9. List many examples of stem changers that end in –ir.

Present Preterite

preferir preferir

prefiero preferí

prefieres preferiste

prefiere prefirió

preferimos preferimos

preferís preferisteis

prefieren prefirieron

Present Preterite

dormir dormir

duermo dormí

duermes dormiste

duerme durmió

dormimos dormimos

dormís dormisteis

duermen durmieron

10. What are the endings for irregular verbs?

e imos isteo ieron

11. Are there any accents?• NO!

12. What is the song to help you remember the 12 irregular stems? What roots do they come from?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFUAWMMdE7c

andar anduv-

estar estuv-

tener tuv-

caber cup-

haber hub-

poder pud-

poner pus-

saber sup-

hacer hic-

querer quis-

venir vin-

13. What 3 verbs have “y” changes in the 3rd person and get 4 accents (all forms excluding the they form)?

• Creer, leer, oir• Conjugate one of them

Creí CreímosCreísteCreyó Creyeron

14. How do you say there was an event?

•Hubo

15. What are the forms for ser/ir?

Fui Fuimos

Fuiste

Fue Fueron

15. What are the forms for dar/ver?

Di DimosDisteDio Dieron

Vi VimosVisteVio Vieron