8.1 BASEMENT VERBS
(el pretérito)
BOOT verbs (PRESENT TENSE) that end in
–AR/-ER DO NOT have a stem change in
the PRETERITE TENSE.
Yo almuerzo hoy.
OàUE
Yo almorcé ayer.
NO STEM
CHANGE!
BASEMENT VERBS are -IR BOOT VERBS in the
PRETERITE TENSE that have a stem change in
the 3rd person singular and plural!
-IR BASEMENT Verbs make the following
changes in the PRETERITE TERSE:
e à i
o à u
pedir (eài)
(to ask for)
pedí
pedimos
pediste
pedisteis
pidió
pidieron
seguir (eài)
(to follow)
seguí
seguimos
seguiste
seguisteis
siguió
siguieron
Other EàI Basement Verbs:
servir to serve
pedir to ask for, to order
seguir to follow
conseguir to obtain
sentirse to feel
vestirse to dress oneself
despedirse to say goodbye
preferir to prefer
repetir to repeat
divertirse to have fun
dormir (oàu)
(to sleep)
dormí
dormimos
dormiste
dormisteis
durmió
durmieron
Other OàU Basement Verbs:
dormir
dormirse
morir
to sleep
to fall asleep
to die