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Module A: Habits and customs  • 289 Infinitivo Yo Tú Ella Nosotras Ellos Conseguir (presente) Consigo (irregular) Consigues Referirse (presente) Te refieres Elegir (presente) Elige Requerir (presente) Requerimos Convertirse (pretérito) Me convertí Te convertiste Se convirtió Nos convertimos Se convirtieron Morir (pretérito) Morí Moriste Murió Morimos Dormir (pretérito) Dormí Dormiste Dormimos Durmieron Comenzar (pretérito) Comencé Jugar (pretérito) Jugaste Perder (pretérito) Perdió Mostrar (pretérito) Mostraron We will look more closely at the preterite of stem-changing -ir verbs in Lengua 5.2. Did you struggle in this exercise? Remember we are not mastering these forms yet. You can expect to need plenty of time and to have access to notes. It will be quite some time before we are able to reli- ably produce these forms with accuracy. 16. Practicar Escribe la forma correcta de cada verbo. The infinitive is in parentheses. Use the context in each sentence to determine the subject and conjugate the verb accordingly. Remember that reflexive verbs will need a reflexive pronoun in their conjugation. Also remember that preterite conjugation rules are different. Note that 1–5 are present tense, and 6–10 are preterite.