Irregular Preterite Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Pagar-	To pay
yo pagué (pagar)	I paid
Empezar-	To start
Yo empecé (empezar)	I started
Sacar (to take out)	to take out
Yo saqué (took out)	I took out
yo fui (ir)	I was/I went
tú fuiste (ir)	You were/you went
él fue (ir)	she was/went
nosotros fuimos (ir)	We were/went
ellos fueron (ir)	They were/went
-AR & -ER verbs that had a stem change in the present tense__ have a stem change in the preterite tense.	do not
-IR verbs that have a stem change in the present tense __ have a stem change in the preterite tense.	do
-IR stem changers only change in the __ person	3rd
3rd person forms are ___	él, ella, usted, ellos & ustedes
In the preterite tense the E____ in some stem changing verbs (-IR verbs only)	changes to I
In the preterite tense the O____ in some stem changing verbs (-IR verbs only)	changes to U
Cerrar does or does not stem change in the preterite tense?	DOES NOT- ar verbs do not stem change in the preterite tense
Perder does or does not stem change in the preterite tense?	DOES NOT- er verbs do not stem change in the preterite tense
Which verbs stem change in the preterite tense?	-IR verbs
él (dormir)	durmió
ustedes (dormir)	durmieron
Preferir, servir & pedir are/are not stem changing verbs in the preterite tense.	are (they end with -ir)
Three example of verbs that stem change in the past:	repetir, dormir, morir
usted (pedir)	pidió
ellos (pedir)	pidieron
These verbs use -yo (él, ella, usted) & -yeron (ellos/ustedes) and have an accent on other endings.	leer, creer, caer, oír
leer-	to read
creer-	to believe
caer-	to fall
oír-	hear
she read (preterite)	ella leyó
she believed	ella creyó
she fell	ella se cayó
they fell	ellos se cayeron
they read	ellos leyeron
she heard	ella oyó

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