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9.8: Repaso - algunos verbos que cambian de raíz

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    Nota gramatical

    Remember that only -ir verbs change in the preterit. They are in bold in the below list.

    repaso de algunos verbos que cambian de raíz

    o--> ue, u

    • recordar - to remember
    • poder (inf) - to be able to
    • volver - to return
    • acostar(se) - to lay down / to lie down, to go to bed
    • dormir(se) - to sleep / to go to sleep

    u--> ue

    jugar - to play (This is the only verb that changes this way.)

    e --> ie, i

    comenzar / empezar (a inf.) - to begin

    pensar - to think

    recomendar - to recommend

    despertar(se) - to wake / to wake up

    entender - to understand

    perder - to lose

    querer - to want / to love

    mentir - to lie (as in to tell a falsehood)

    preferir - to prefer

    divertir(se) - to amuse / to have fun

    e --> i, i

    pedir - to ask for

    repetir - to repeat

    Only some -ir verbs change this way in the present tense. You just have to memorize them.


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