Question

What are common o:u stem-changing -ir verbs in the preterite? A) Comer and beber B) Vivir and escribir C) Hacer and decir D) Tener and venir

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) Tener and venir.

In the preterite tense, the stem-changing -ir verbs "tener" (to have) and "venir" (to come) undergo a stem change in the third person singular (él/ella/usted) and third person plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms. The stem change involves the vowel "e" changing to "i" in the third person forms.

Here are the conjugations of "tener" and "venir" in the preterite tense:

Tener:

- Yo tuve (I had)

- Tú tuviste (You had)

- Él/Ella/Usted tuvo (He/She/You had)

- Nosotros/Nosotras tuvimos (We had)

- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes tuvieron (They/You all had)

Venir:

- Yo vine (I came)

- Tú viniste (You came)

- Él/Ella/Usted vino (He/She/You came)

- Nosotros/Nosotras vinimos (We came)

- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes vinieron (They/You all came)

So, in the preterite tense, "tener" and "venir" have stem changes in the third person forms, but the stem remains the same in the other forms.