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Page 32: El Pretérito de los verbos con los cambios e -> i, o -> u, en la raíz D
The sentence reads:
*”the insects/die/at the beginning of winter”*
Since the subject is *los insectos* (the insects), we will use the third-person plural form of *morir*, which is “murieron”.
Note that the verb *morir* (die) has an **o->u** stem change in the third-person singular and plural forms. The “-ir” verbs that have a stem change in the present form also have a stem change in the preterite form.
The sentence reads:
*”Ángel y Estela/dress/elegant clothes/to go out last night”*
Since the subject is *Ángel y Estela*, we will use the third-person plural form of *vestirse*, which is “se vistieron”.
Note that the verb *vestirse* (dress) has an **e->i** stem change in the third-person singular and plural forms. The “-ir” verbs that have a stem change in the present form also have a stem change in the preterite form.
The sentence reads:
*”the waiter / suggest / the soup of the day”*
Since the subject is *el camarero* (the waiter), we will use the third-person singular form of *sugerir*, which is “sugirió”.
Note that the verb *sugerir* (suggest) has an **e->i** stem change in the third-person singular and plural forms. The “-ir” verbs that have a stem change in the present form also have a stem change in the preterite form.
The sentence reads:
*”we / sleep / for three weeks in the sleeping bag”*
Since the subject is *nosotros* (we), we will use the first-person plural form of *dormir*, which is “dormimos”.
Note that the verb *dormir* (sleep) has an **o->u** stem change in the third-person singular and plural forms. The “-ir” verbs that have a stem change in the present form also have a stem change in the preterite form.
The sentence reads:
*”I / feeling sad / after watching the movie”*
Since the subject is *yo* (I), we will use the first-person singular form of *sentirse*, which is “me sentí”.
Note that the verb *sentirse* (feel) has an **e->i** stem change in the third-person singular and plural forms. The “-ir” verbs that have a stem change in the present form also have a stem change in the preterite form.