Conjugate each of the following verbs in their indicated forms in the preterite. ¡OJO! Don’t forget to add accents where necessary. Modelo: morir / ella murió 1. servir / yo: 2. servir / tú: 3. preferir / él: 4. reírse / nosotros: 5. sentirse / ustedes: 6. divertirse / yo: 7. divertirse / ella: 8. vestirse / usted: 9. vestirse / yo: 10. morir / tú: 11. pedir / nosotros: 12. dormir / él: 13. dormir / yo:
The Correct Answer and Explanation is :
Here are the conjugations of the verbs in the preterite tense:
- servir / yo: serví
- servir / tú: serviste
- preferir / él: prefirió
- reírse / nosotros: nos reímos
- sentirse / ustedes: se sintieron
- divertirse / yo: me divertí
- divertirse / ella: se divirtió
- vestirse / usted: se vistió
- vestirse / yo: me vestí
- morir / tú: moriste
- pedir / nosotros: pedimos
- dormir / él: durmió
- dormir / yo: dormí
Explanation:
The preterite tense in Spanish is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past. To conjugate regular -ir verbs, you typically follow a pattern:
- -ir verbs: The endings for the preterite tense are:
- yo (I) – -í
- tú (you) – -iste
- él/ella/usted (he/she/you formal) – -ió
- nosotros/nosotras (we) – -imos
- ustedes/ellos/ellas (you all/they) – -ieron
However, some verbs are irregular in the preterite tense, and you will need to memorize their unique forms. For example, verbs like preferir, divertirse, sentirse, morir, and dormir are stem-changing verbs. Specifically:
- preferir has a stem change from “e” to “i” in the third person (singular and plural).
- divertirse and sentirse also undergo stem changes (e → i) and require reflexive pronouns.
- dormir and morir change the “o” to “u” in the third person singular and plural.
For the reflexive verbs (like reírse, divertirse, sentirse, and vestirse), don’t forget to include the reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, se) in the correct form for the subject.
Let me generate the image that visually represents these verb conjugations in the preterite tense.
Here is the educational poster I created for you. It shows the conjugations of common Spanish preterite tense verbs, including reflexive verbs and the necessary accents. Feel free to use it as a reference!
