There are other stem-changing verbs in the preterite in Spanish. These are the –ir verbs that change the stem in the present tense.
In the preterite, they only change the stem in the 3rd person singular and plural and they always follow the same pattern.
E in the verb stem changes to I
O in the verb stem changes to U
Example - SENTIR:
Yo sentí - Tú sentiste - Él sintió - Nosotros sentimos - Vosotros sentisteis - Ellos sintieron
Example - MORIR:
Yo morí - Tú moriste - Él murió - Nosotros morimos - Vosotros moristeis - Ellos murieron
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