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2 Why do verbs have a Y in the él/ella and ellos/ellas forms? lírhc All these verbs have a VOWEL immediately before the –ER or –IR ending Él le Ellos le Él oyó yeron yó Ellos oyeron Él cayó Ellos cayeron er e o ir u er a

3 Why don’t verbs have a Y in the él/ella and ellos/ellas forms? cobeabvi All these verbs have a CONSONANT immediately before the –ER or –IR ending Él com Ellos com Él bebió ieron ió Ellos bebieron Él vivió Ellos vivieron er m b ir r v

4 How do you know if a verb is stem-changing in the preterite? Only verbs that stem-change in the present also change in the preterite Only –IR verbs stem-change in the preterite Verbs only stem-change E->I and O->U So if a verb doesn’t have an E or O, then it can’t be stem-changing!

5 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular aprender

6 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular construir aprender

7 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular pedir aprenderconstruir

8 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular dormir aprenderconstruir pedir

9 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular poseer aprenderconstruir pedir dormir

10 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular decidir aprenderconstruir pedir dormir poseer

11 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular recibir aprenderconstruir pedir dormir poseer decidir

12 Extra vowel –Y– verb -IR verb w/ E or O Stem-Changing Everything else Regular referir aprenderconstruir pedir dormir poseer decidir recibir