Regular -ar
Regular -er/-ir
-car/-gar/-zar
Preterit trivia
Bonanza
100

usar (nosotros) We used

usamos

100
abrir (tú) You opened
abriste
100
buscar (yo) I looked for
busqué
100
Termina la oración: car/gar/zar spelling changes only occur in the ____ form.
yo
100

Traduce: She wore sunglasses

Ella llevó gafas de sol.

200

regatear (tú) You bargained

regateaste

200
comprender (él) He understood
comprendió
200
jugar (ella) She played
jugó *No spelling change because it's not in the yo form
200
How does the spelling change in the preterit tense yo form for verbs ending in -CAR, -GAR, and -ZAR?
-qué (-car) -gué (-gar) -cé (-zar)
200

Correcto o Incorrecto: Yo llegé a la clase.

Incorrecto (llegué)

300

llevar (yo) I wore

llevé

300
escribir (nosotros) We wrote
escribimos
300
almorzar (yo) I ate lunch
almorcé
300
Which two subjects have accent marks in the preterit tense?
the yo and él/ella forms
300

Traduce: Ana y yo llevamos ropa ayer. 

Ana and I wore clothes yesterday. 

400

cocinar (ella) She cooked

cocinó

400

vender (ellos) They sold

vendieron

400
practicar (ellos) They practiced
practicaron *No spelling change because it's not in the yo form
400
What are the vosotros endings for -ar and -er/-ir verbs in the preterit tense?
-asteis (-ar) -isteis (-er/-ir)
400

Traduce: Pedro y yo llevamos ropa. (2 translations)

Pedro and I wear/wore clothes. 

500

regatear (yo )I bargained

regateé

500
leer (yo) I read
leí
500
navegar (yo) I surfed/navegated
navegué
500
Accents are important in the preterit tense because otherwise you could be conveying the wrong meaning. For example, what is the difference between "bailo" and "bailó?"
bailo = I dance (present tense) bailó = He/She danced (preterit/past tense)
500

Traduce: Last night I payed 67 dollars for the clothes. 

Anoche yo pagué sesenta y siete dólares por la ropa. 

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