Preterite “Y” Verbs

-ER and -IR verbs whose stem stem ends in a VOWEL will have a spelling change in the 3rd person preterite, or the “sandalia” 3rd line in the chart. The other forms (yo, nosotros, tú, vosotros) will do what they normally do, except they need an ACCENT mark to keep the stem and the ending separate. The I Y in the 3rd person. This does not affect the pronunciation, so it is just a spelling change.

Caer: to fall, drop Leer: to readcaí caímos leí leímoscaíste caísteis leíste leísteiscayó cayeron leyó leyeron

Oír: to hear Construir: to build

oí oímos construíconstruímos

oíste oísteis construíste construísteis oyó oyeron construyó

construyeron

Influir: to influence Creer: to think/believe

influí influímos creí creímosinfluíste influísteis creíste creísteisinfluyó influyeron creyó creyeron

Seguir = to follow /continue: This works like any other “sandal” verb. We consider gu to be one consonante for this. “U” is NOT

considered a vowel! We learned this in our “sandalia” notes.