El Pretérito: Stem-changing verbs instructions and stem-changing verbs

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Only -IR verbs have stem-change in
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Only -IR verbs have stem-change in
the él/ella/usted and ellos/ellas/ustedes forms
If the verb doesn't have the vowel e or o before the -IR ending
it does NOT have a stem-change
stem-changes include
E>I and O>U
E>I
él/ella/usted form
Example:
él mintió (mentir)
E>I
ellos/ellas/ustedes form
Example:
ellos mintieron (mentir)
O>U
él/ella/usted form
Example:
él durmió (dormir)
O>U
ellos/ellas/ustedes form
Example:
ellos durmieron (dormir)
Mentir (E>I)
to lie
Dormir (O>U)
to sleep
Repetir (E>I)
to repeat
Morir (O>U)to dieServir (E>I)to serveMedir (E>I)to measurePodrir (O>U)to rotSentir (E>I)to feelVestir (E>I)to get dressedSugerir (E>I)to suggestPreferir (E>I)to preferPedir (E>I)to orderCompetir (E>I)to competeElegir (E>I)to choose; to electSeguir (E>I)to followDespedirse (E>I)to say goodbyeConseguir (E>I)to getCorregir (E>I)to correctConvertir (E>I)to convert; to turn into