Irregulares en el Pretérito (Spanish)

El Pretérito Irregular Verbs

Verbs ending in - car , - gar , and - zar have a spelling change in the “yo” form only in the pretérito . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Unos Irregulares (yo-yo verbs):

The “yo” form of the pretérito changes to conserve the sound of the infinitive: -car -gar -zar “ -qué” “ -gué” “ -cé” “ tocé” “ jugé” “ rezé”

(-car verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Por ejemplo: Remember! The endings for this group are the same –ar endings for regular verbs bus car (c  qu) = to search

(-car verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Por ejemplo: practi car (c  qu) = to practice

(-car verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],¡Te toca a ti! (your turn!):

(-gar verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Por ejemplo: pa gar (g  gu) = to pay

(-gar verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Por ejemplo: ju gar (g  gu) = to play

(-gar verbs) ,[object Object],¡Te toca otra vez! (Your turn again):

(-zar verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Por ejemplo: Almor zar (z  c)

(-zar verbs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Por ejemplo: empe zar (z  c)

(-zar verbs) ,[object Object],Más para ti:

Remember the shoe verbs in the present tense? Well, they will be tricky in the preterit also... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Stem Changing Verbs: But only if they end in –IR!!!!!!

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Stem Changing Verbs Pensar(e,ie) is a stem changing verb. But it ends in –AR so it doesn’t make any changes. The same is true for shoe verbs that end in –er, like volver (o-ue). p ie ns o p ie ns as p ie ns a pens amos pens áis p ie ns an Pensar (e-ie)=to think presente pretérito

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Stem Changing Verbs Servir (e-i, to serve) is a stem changing verb in the present tense. It ends in –IR so it will make changes in the preterit tense in the Ud/Uds. Forms (3 rd person singular and plural). S i rv o S i rv es S i rv e serv imos serv ís s i rv en presente pretérito Servir (e-i)=to serve

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Stem Changing Verbs Vest ir se (e,i) =to dress oneself dormimos dormisteis d u rmieron dormí dormiste d u rmió dorm ir (o,u) = to sleep

Una vez más (one more time) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Irregulares en el Pretérito (Spanish)

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