Verbs that end in -uir change in the same way, but the written accent over the letter “i” only occurs in the yo form. The remaining forms gain a written accent over the letter “i.” Some common orthographic changing verbs for the preterite tense in these categories are: -garįor verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, and -oer, the él/ella/usted forms use the ending “yó” (rather than ió) and the third person plural uses the ending “yeron” (rather than ieron). Yo jugué (jugar) yo busqué (buscar) yo almorcé (almorzar) Verbs that end in -gar change g to gu Verbs that end in -car change c to qu Verbs that end in -zar change z to c The following changes occur in the “yo” form only: In order to preserve the sound of the infinitive, a number of verbs change orthographically (spelling) in the preterite tense. Subjunctive VIII: Actions not yet completed Subjunctive III: Verbs that change orthographically Subjunctive II: Conjugating regular and stem-changing verbs

Then, you get 3 bonus points if you break a set of bricks that connects your side to your opponent’s side, and 5 bonus points if you break a complete top-to-bottom column of 5 bricks. Once all of the bricks are broken, you get 1 point for each brick that you broke. Jugador A and Jugador B should use different colored pens or markers. If you conjugate the verb correctly, you color in that brick. Your partner will be the judge of your conjugation, but if there is any doubt, call over your instructor. Roll the dice and conjugate the verb out loud. If you say the number in English, you lose your turn. In Spanish, say a number in the brick wall, trying to win that brick. The corresponding numbers are at the bottom of this sheet. A second roll of the die will tell you which form of the verb you need to use. You will roll the die once to discover which verb you need to conjugate. Player A starts! The game board is located in the appendix at the back of the book. Extra points are earned for breaking bricks side-to-side and top-to-bottom. The person who rolls the highest number will be Jugador A.īreak as many bricks as possible. Each partner should roll the die once to determine who will take the first turn.

Then, you will need a “dado,” a die (or a phone app that will roll dice for you).

To reach/ to achieve a goalįirst, pair up with a classmate. This change happens so we don’t break the spelling rule that doesn’t allow z-e when we put the é ending on the yo form.Īlmorzar (o:ue).……….…….

To arrive/ to “get” somewhereĬolgar (o:ue) ……….….……. gar -> -gué (g-> gu-) yo form of -zar verb in preterite. car -> -qué (c-> qu-) yo form of -gar verb in preterite. This is to keep the hard “guh” sound from the original infinitives, like pagar. 3 endings that have a spelling change in the first person singular (yo) preterite (all other forms of preterite are regular) -car. This is to keep the hard “kuh” sound from the original infinitives, like sacar.Įquivocarse… To make a mistake/ to be wrong Preterite means past tense Preterite verbs deal with completed past action The ending tells who did the action. A helpful memory trick is to remember that “CAR-GAR-ZAR’s get QU É -GU É -C É ’s.”.While stem-changes are noted for some verbs below, remember that –AR verbs do not stem-change in the preterite.À All other forms of the verb are regular (it is the é ending of the yo form that is the reason for these changes). À These verbs take a spelling change in the ‘ yo’ form only. The first group we will see are verbs that end in –CAR, -GAR, or –ZAR (or “CAR-GAR-ZAR’s” for short). El pret é rito has many irregular verbs.

Car gar zar preterite endings