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Stem-Changing -IR Verbs<\/h2>\n      <p>Only <strong>-ir<\/strong> verbs change stems in the preterite, and only in the third person.<\/p>\n      <p>Example (<em>dormir<\/em>):<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>yo dorm\u00ed<\/li>\n        <li>t\u00fa dormiste<\/li>\n        <li>\u00e9l\/ella durmi\u00f3 (o \u2192 u)<\/li>\n        <li>ellos\/ellas durmieron (o \u2192 u)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section>\n      <h2>2. Verbs with Spelling Changes<\/h2>\n      <p>To preserve pronunciation, some verbs change their spelling:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>yo busqu\u00e9 (<em>buscar<\/em> \u2192 <strong>qu<\/strong>)<\/li>\n        <li>yo llegu\u00e9 (<em>llegar<\/em> \u2192 <strong>gu<\/strong>)<\/li>\n        <li>yo empec\u00e9 (<em>empezar<\/em> \u2192 <strong>c<\/strong>)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section>\n      <h2>3. Completely Irregular Verbs<\/h2>\n      <p>Some verbs don\u2019t follow any regular patterns:<\/p>\n      <table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Verb<\/th>\n            <th>Preterite Root<\/th>\n            <th>Example (yo form)<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>estar<\/td>\n            <td>estuv-<\/td>\n            <td>estuve<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>tener<\/td>\n            <td>tuv-<\/td>\n            <td>tuve<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>poder<\/td>\n            <td>pud-<\/td>\n            <td>pude<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>hacer<\/td>\n            <td>hic-\/hiz-<\/td>\n            <td>hice<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>decir<\/td>\n            <td>dij-<\/td>\n            <td>dije<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>ir\/ser<\/td>\n            <td>fui-<\/td>\n            <td>fui<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n\n      <p>These verbs also use a different set of endings:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>yo:<\/strong> -e<\/li>\n        <li><strong>t\u00fa:<\/strong> -iste<\/li>\n        <li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted:<\/strong> -o<\/li>\n        <li><strong>nosotros:<\/strong> -imos<\/li>\n        <li><strong>vosotros:<\/strong> -isteis<\/li>\n        <li><strong>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes:<\/strong> -ieron (<em>-eron<\/em> for roots ending in &#8220;j,&#8221; e.g., <em>dijeron<\/em>)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section>\n      <h2>When to Use the Preterite<\/h2>\n      <p>Use the preterite tense when:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>The action has a clear beginning and end.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <blockquote>\n        <p><em>Empez\u00f3 a llover a las tres.<\/em> (It started raining at three.)<\/p>\n      <\/blockquote>\n      <ul>\n        <li>You know exactly when it happened.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <blockquote>\n        <p><em>El a\u00f1o pasado viajamos a M\u00e9xico.<\/em> (Last year we traveled to Mexico.)<\/p>\n      <\/blockquote>\n      <ul>\n        <li>You are listing completed actions.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <blockquote>\n        <p><em>Me levant\u00e9, desayun\u00e9 y sal\u00ed.<\/em> (I got up, had breakfast, and left.)<\/p>\n      <\/blockquote>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section>\n      <h2>Preterite vs. Imperfect: Key Difference<\/h2>\n      <p>The preterite emphasizes that the action is completed. 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