irregular preterite verbs, stem changes, meaning changes

What is done with stem changing verbs with roots that end with vowels?

the i changes to a y in the third person POVs

What is the change for -car verbs?

-qué

What is the change for -gar verbs?

-gué

What is the change for -zar verbs?

-cé

Some really important things to remember for verbs with irregular preterite forms?

no accent marks, all yo forms end with “e” and all third person singular end in “o”

andar (to walk)

anduv

tener (changes meaning in preterite)

tuv

estar (to be)

estuv

poder (changes meaning in preterite)

pud

poner (to put)

pus

saber (changes meaning in preterite)

sup

hacer (to do)

hic

what other irregular form does hacer have?

third person singular, hizo

venir (to come)

vin

querer (changes meaning in preterite)

quis 

decir (to say)

dij

traer (to bring)

traj

conducir (to drive)

conduj

What do decir, traer, and conducir all have in common in the third person plural form?

ending is -eron

dar (to give) and ver (to see) have what in common

neither use accent marks

what is special about dar (to give)

it takes on -er/-ir endings

What is special about ser (to be) and ir (to go)?

They use the same endings, so you have to rely on context.

What types of verb have stem changes?

-ir verbs have stems changes in their third person povs ONLY

If a verb has an e to ie change in present tense, what is the change in preterite?

changes e to i

If a verb has an o to ue stem change in present tense, what is the change in preterite?

changes o to u

If a verb has an e to i stem change in present tense, what is the change in preterite?

changes e to i

What is the meaning change of (no) saber (to know)

(never) found out

What is the meaning change of conocer (to know)

met (for the first time)

What is the meaning change of tener (to have)

got; received 

What is the meaning change of (no) querer (to want)

wanted to (and tried) or refused

What is the meaning change of (no) poder (to “can”)

could (and did); managed (to do something); tried (couldn’t); failed (to do something)