Irregular Preterite Verbs: -Car, -Gar, -Zar and Di/Vi/Fui

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Spanish irregular preterite verb rules, -car, -gar, -zar verbs and their yo forms, and the irregular verbs dar, ver, ir, and ser.

-Car, -Gar, -Zar Preterite Rule

Only the yo form is irregular and undergoes a spelling change; like regular -ar verbs, the 1st and 3rd person singular conjugations have accents.

buscar

To look for; conjugates in the preterite as busqué, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscasteis, buscaron.

jugar

To play; conjugates in the preterite as jugué, jugaste, jugó, jugamos, jugasteis, jugaron.

almorzar

To eat lunch; conjugates in the preterite as almorcé, almorzaste, almorzó, almorzamos, almorzasteis, almorzaron.

sacar

A -car verb with the irregular preterite yo form saqué.

practicar

A -car verb with the irregular preterite yo form practiqué.

tocar

A -car verb with the irregular preterite yo form toqué.

explicar

A -car verb with the irregular preterite yo form expliqué.

navegar

A -gar verb with the irregular preterite yo form navegué.

llegar

A -gar verb with the irregular preterite yo form llegué.

pagar

A -gar verb with the irregular preterite yo form pagué.

colgar

A -gar verb with the irregular preterite yo form colgué.

apagar

A -gar verb with the irregular preterite yo form apagué.

cruzar

A -zar verb with the irregular preterite yo form crucé.

organizar

A -zar verb with the irregular preterite yo form organicé.

comenzar

A -zar verb with the irregular preterite yo form comencé.

empezar

A -zar verb with the irregular preterite yo form empecé.

dar

To give; conjugated in the preterite as di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

ver

To see; conjugated in the preterite as vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.

ir and ser

To go and to be; irregular verbs that share the preterite conjugations fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Di/Vi/Fui/Fui

The group of irregular preterite verbs comprising dar, ver, ir, and ser, which take no accent marks across their conjugations.