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What are the regular preterite endings for a verb ending in -ar

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

• e, iste, ó, imos, isteis, ieron

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

What are the regular preterite endings for a verb ending in -er or -ir

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

• e, iste, ó, imos, isteis, ieron

• o, es, e, emos, éis, en

Conjugate the following REGULAR verb in the preterite:

Yo (estudiar)

(a)  

Conjugate the following REGULAR verb in the preterite:

Él (escribir)

(a)  

Conjugate the following REGULAR verb in the preterite:

Ellas (aprender)

(a)  

-ar verbs that end in the letters -car, -gar, and -zar get a special spelling change due to pronunciation, but only in the ______ form

• yo

• tú

• nosotros

• ellos

Conjugate the following verb in the preterite:

Yo (jugar)

(a)  

Conjugate the following verb in the preterite:

Yo (sacar)

(a)  

Conjugate the following verb in the preterite:

Yo (empezar)

(a)  

Verbs that end in -er or -ir also get a spelling change in the preterite tense. The letter i will change to y in the él/ella/Ud. form and the ellos/ellas/Uds. form.

How do I know a verb will do this?

• The letter i will be between two vowels

• The letter i will be between two consonants

• There will be two vowels before the letter r

• There will be two consonants before the letter r