Spanish preterite- special verbs, irregular, stem-changing

What happens to CAR verbs in the preterite yo form?

c changes to qu

What happens to GAR verbs in the preterite yo form?

g changes to gu

What happens to ZAR verbs in the preterite yo form?

z changes to c

Does the CAR/GAR/ZAR change happen in all forms?

No, only the yo form

Buscar (preterite yo)

Busqué

Explicar (preterite yo)

Expliqué

Sacar (preterite yo)

Saqué

Tocar (preterite yo)

Toqué

Apagar (preterite yo)

Apagué

Colgar (preterite yo)

Colgué

Jugar (preterite yo)

Jugué

Llegar (preterite yo)

Llegué

Empezar (preterite yo)

Empecé

Almorzar (preterite yo)

Almorcé

Organizar (preterite yo)

Organicé

Abrazar (preterite yo)

Abracé

I looked for

Busqué

I explained

Expliqué

I took out

Saqué

I touched

Toqué

I turned off

Apagué

I hung up

Colgué

I played

Jugué

I arrived

Llegué

I began

Empecé

I ate lunch

Almorcé

I organized

Organicé

I hugged

Abracé

Translate: I looked for my book.

Busqué mi libro.

Translate: I explained the lesson.

Expliqué la lección.

Translate: I took out the trash.

Saqué la basura.

Translate: I touched the table.

Toqué la mesa.

Translate: I turned off the light.

Apagué la luz.

Translate: I hung up the picture.

Colgué el cuadro.

Translate: I played soccer.

Jugué al fútbol.

Translate: I arrived early.

Llegué temprano.

Translate: I began the project.

Empecé el proyecto.

Translate: I ate lunch at school.

Almorcé en la escuela.

Translate: I organized my room.

Organicé mi cuarto.

Translate: I hugged my friend.

Abracé a mi amigo.

Which spelling change does buscar use?

C → QU

Which spelling change does jugar use?

G → GU

Which spelling change does empezar use?

Z → C

Yo busqué uses which rule?

CAR

Yo jugué uses which rule?

GAR

Yo empecé uses which rule?

ZAR

True or False: Nosotros forms use CAR/GAR/ZAR spelling changes.

False

True or False: Only the yo form uses CAR/GAR/ZAR spelling changes.

True

We looked for

Buscamos

He looked for

Buscó

I looked for

Busqué

Which form has the spelling change?

Yo

We arrived

Llegamos

He arrived

Llegó

I arrived

Llegué

Which form has the spelling change?

Yo

We began

Empezamos

She began

Empezó

I began

Empecé

Which form has the spelling change?

Yo

What happens to I→Y stem-changing verbs in the preterite?

The i changes to y in él/ella/usted and ellos/ellas/ustedes forms

Which forms get the I→Y change?

Él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, ustedes

Does the I→Y change happen in yo?

No

Does the I→Y change happen in nosotros?

No

Leer means

To read

Oír means

To hear

Caer means

To fall

Creer means

To believe

Proveer means

To provide

Atribuir means

To attribute

Construir means

To construct

Contribuir means

To contribute

Destruir means

To destroy

Huir means

To flee

Incluir means

To include

He read

Leyó

They read

Leyeron

We read

Leímos

I read

Leí

Which form has the I→Y change?

Leyó

Which form has the I→Y change?

Leyeron

She heard

Oyó

They heard

Oyeron

We heard

Oímos

I heard

Oí

He fell

Cayó

They fell

Cayeron

We fell

Caímos

I fell

Caí

She believed

Creyó

They believed

Creyeron

We believed

Creímos

I believed

Creí

He constructed

Construyó

They constructed

Construyeron

We constructed

Construimos

I constructed

Construí

She destroyed

Destruyó

They destroyed

Destruyeron

We destroyed

Destruimos