Preterite of -car, -gar, -zar verbs and conocer Preview Preterite of -car, -gar, and -zar verbs Conocer
Preterite of -car, -gar, -zar verbs You now know how to form the preterite of all regular verbs. Remember that verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar and have spelling changes in the yo forms of the preterite. buscar yo busqué jugar yo jugué empezar yo empecé
Conocer In the present tense, conocer means to know someone or to be familiar with a place or thing. It has an irregular yo form. ¿Conoces a Jorge? Do you know Jorge? No, pero conozco a su hermano. No, but I know his brother.
Conocer Conocer is regular in the preterite. Use it in the preterite to say you met someone or got to know a place for the first time. yo conocí nosotros(as) conocimos tú conociste vosotros(as) conocisteis Ud., él, ella conoció Uds., ellos, ellas conocieron ¿Dónde conociste a Marta? Where did you meet Marta? La conocí en la fiesta de Paco. I met her at Paco’s party.