
Spell changing verbs in the preterite
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Mercedes DiMascio
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Spell changing verbs in the preterite
by Mercedes DiMascio
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-car, -gar, -zar
In the preterite, verbs that end in -car, -gar -zar have a spell change ONLY in the YO form.
In these cases, the "yo" forms will end as follows:
buscar ---- busqué
llegar ---- llegué
rezar ----- recé
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-car, -gar, -zar
In the preterite, verbs that end in -car, -gar -zar have a spell change ONLY in the YO form.
Yo busqué mis libros en mi taquilla, pero no los encontré.
Yo llegué tarde a la reunión con el Sr. Santiago.
Yo recé en la clase de español esta mañana.
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-car, -gar, -zar
In the rest of the forms, there is no spelling change:
Mi perro buscó su juguete pero no lo encontró.
Ustedes llegaron a la hora exacta al cine.
Tú rezaste antes de tu prueba de matemáticas.
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-i- to -y-
There are some verbs in Spanish that in the "él/ella/Ud." and the "ellos/ ellas / Uds." forms are going to change -i- with -y-. We can identify these verbs because they have two vowels together:
Creer, leer: creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creísteis, creyeron
Caer: caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron
Oír: oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron
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-i- to -y-
There are some verbs in Spanish that in the "él/ella/Ud." and the "ellos/ ellas / Uds." forms are going to change -i- with -y-. We can identify these verbs because they have two vowels together:
Yo leí muchos libros el verano pasado pero mi hermano no leyó nada.
Tú creíste a María, pero Jorge y Antonio no la creyeron.
Nosotros oímos al perro ladrando, pero mis padres no lo oyeron.
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El perro ______ (huír) de su casa.
huyó
huió
huí
huíste
Spell changing verbs in the preterite
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