Pretérito: car, gar, zar rules, examples and practice

What are -car -gar -zar verbs?

Irregular yo form conjugated verbs in the preterite

Where do -car,-gar, and -zar verbs have a spelling change?

They have a change in:the first person singular (yo form)

-gar ending verbs

-gar becomes -gué

Example: jugar= jugué

-car endings

-car becomes -qué

Example: buscar= busqué

-zar ending verbs

-zar becomes - cé

Example: almorzar= almorcé

yo ____________ (buscar)

busqué (I looked for...)

yo______________ (almorzar)

almorcé (I ate lunch)

yo ____________ (practicar)

practiqué

yo ____________ (jugar)

jugué (I played "sports")

yo ____________ (comenzar)

comencé

yo ____________ (pagar)

pagué (I paid)

yo ____________ (tocar)

toqué (I played "the piano")

yo ____________ (sacar)

saqué (I arrived)

yo ____________ (llegar)

llegué (I arrived)

yo ____________ (empezar)

empecé (I began)

Yo________________(explicar)

Yo expliqué (I explained)