Pretérito Irregular 2CP (spelling changes)

Match the following verbs with their translations

• to dry

• empacar

• to pack

• secar

• to look for

• buscar

• to criticize

• criticar

• to practice

• practicar

Match the following verbs with their translations

• to play

• llegar

• to play (instrument)

• jugar

• to carry/to charge (a device)

• tocar

• to pay

• pagar

• to arrive

• cargar

For the -car, -gar, -zar verbs, which subject has the change in spelling?

• Yo

• Tú

• Él/Ella

• Ellos/Ellas

Match the following verbs with their translations

• to reach

• empezar/comenzar

• to eat lunch

• rezar

• to begin

• alcanzar

• to pray

• almorzar

Organize these verbs into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Vowel Sandwiches

,

(b) -IR stem changes (e-i)

,

(c) -IR stem changes (o-u)

• creer

• caer

• preferir

• morir

• servir

• dormir

• pedir

• destruir

• repetir

• leer

For the vowel sandwich and -IR stem changes, which subject has the spelling change? (2 answers)

• Yo

• Tú

• Él/Ella

• Ellos/Ellas

Match the following verbs with their translations

• to repeat

• servir

• to ask for

• repetir

• to die

• dormir

• to sleep

• morir

• to serve

• pedir

Yo ​ (a)   baloncesto el viernes pasado.

• jugué
• jugé
• juego
• jugó

Los españoles ​ (a)   la ciudad de Tenochtitlán.

• destruyeron
• destruyen
• destruieron
• destrujeron

Yo ​ (a)   la guitarra en el concierto de la escuela.

• toqué
• jugué
• tocé
• jugaba