The preterite of –car, -gar, and –zar verbs

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1 The preterite of –car, -gar, and –zar verbs
Unit 6, lesson 2 Spa I

2 Some verbs lose their original sound when you conjugate them in the preterite. You must change their spelling to maintain their original sound. This happens with verbs ending in –car, -gar, and –zar when you conjugate them with yo. For example, conjugate buscar with yo in the preterite: Yo buscé Buscar has a k sound and when you conjugate it with yo in the preterite, the sound is lost. You must change its spelling to keep the original sound= busqué

3 All verbs ending in –car, -gar, and –zar will change their spelling when you conjugate them with yo in the preterite. -car qué Yo busqué -gar gué Yo jugué -zar cé Yo almorcé

4 -car qué Buscar (to look for/search), sacar (to earn, to take out), practicar (to practice), tocar (to play an instrument), explicar (to explain) Busqué Buscamos Practiqué Practicamos Buscaste Practicaste Buscó Buscaron Practicó Practicaron

5 -gar gué Jugar (to play), llegar (to arrive), pagar (to pay)
Jugué Jugamos Llegué Llegamos Jugaste Llegaste Jugó Jugaron Llegó Llegaron Pagué Pagamos Pagaste Pagó Pagaron

6 -zar cé Comenzar/empezar (to begin), almorzar (to eat lunch), cazar (to hunt) Empecé Empezamos Cacé Cazamos Empezaste Cazaste Empezó Empezaron Cazó Cazamos Almorcé Almorzamos Almorzaste Almorzó Almorzaron

7 Ejercicios. Copy and translate the following and turn it in.
I paid I played (sports) She looked for 12. You (inf) arrived I arrived I played (instruments) They explained 14. They looked for I began You (inf) took out He ate lunch 16. I looked for I practiced 17. She took out We paid I explained I hunted I took out I ate lunch 20. They played (instruments)