1. Preterite Tense of e-i Stem Changing Verbs

2. Some verbs in Spanish are a little trickier when you conjugate them in the preterite because some forms take on a spelling change in their stem. Look at the following preterite forms of the verb “pedir”: yopedí nosotros pedimos túpediste Ud./él/ella pidió Uds./ellos/ellas pidieron Notice how the bottom forms (Ud./él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas) changed to i.

3. Let’s do some practice. What is the preterite “tú” form of the verb “vestir”? vestiste! That’s right… it’s repitieron! Let’s do a few more. What is the preterite “ellos” form of the verb “repetir”?

4. What is the preterite “nosotros” form of the verb “pedir”? pedimos! That’s right… it’s vestí! What is the preterite “yo” form of the verb “vestir”?

5. What is the preterite “ellos” form of the verb “repetir”? repitieron! That’s right… it’s vestimos! What is the preterite “nosotros” form of the verb “vestir”?

6. VOILA! See how easy that was? Now try some on your own – click the button to do a practice quiz. Practice Quiz Replay