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| El Pretérito: ar verbs (using comprar) |
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comprar: to buy
yo: compré
tú: compraste
él, ella, Ud: compró
nosotros: compramos
ellos, Uds: compraron |
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| El Pretérito: er and ir verbs (using comer) |
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er and ir verbs have the same conjugation, we will just use comer to demonstrate both.
comer: to eat
yo: comí
tú: comiste
él, ella, Ud: comió
nosotros: comimos
ellos/as, Uds: comieron |
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| El Pretérito: (c --> qu) (using tocar) |
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tocar: to touch
yo: toqué
tú: tocaste
él, ella, Ud: tocó
nosotros: tocamos
ellos/as, Uds: tocaron
Other verbs: sacar and buscar
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| El Pretérito: (z --> c) (using empezar) |
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empezar: to begin
yo: empecé
tú: empezaste
él, ella, Ud: empezó
nosotros: empezamos
ellos/as, Uds: empezaron
Other verbs: comenzar and organizar |
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| El Pretérito: (g --> gu) (using jugar) |
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jugar: to play
yo: jugué
tú: jugaste
él, ella, Ud: jugó
nosotros: jugamos
ellos/as, Uds: jugaron
Other verbs: llegar |
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| El Pretérito: (i --> y) (using leer) |
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leer: to read
yo: leí
tú: leíste
él, ella, Ud: leyó
nosotros: leímos
ellos/as, Uds: leyeron
Other verbs: creer and oír |
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| Rules: Verbs that end in -car |
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| With verbs that end in -car, the c changes to qu in the yo form to preserve the sound of the hard c of the infinitive. |
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| Rules: Verbs that end in -zar |
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| With verbs that end in -zar, the z changes to c before e. |
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| Rules: Verbs that end in -gar |
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| With verbs that end in -gar, the g changes to gu to preserve the sound of the hard g (g before e or i sounds like the j sound in Spanish). |
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| Rules: For leer, creer, and oír |
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| For leer, creer, and oír, change the i to y in the third-person singular and plural. |
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