Lesson 4
Some verbs in the preterite tense have a spelling change in the yo form. Verbs that end in -car chant to ______ + the yo ending (é).
qu
The stem of the verb is what is left over after you remove the endings:
_____, _____, _____
-ar, -er, -ir
Conjugate the irregular preterite verb in the sentence:
Nosotros (estar)____________ en clase ayer.
Estuvimos
Put this sentence into the preterite tense:
Ricardo lee el periódico.
Ricardo leyó el periodico
Tocar in the preterite tense changes to ______.
toqué
In the preterite, the rules for the stem-changers are different.
Only -___ ending verbs have a stem change.
-ir
Conjugate the irregular preterite verb in the sentence:
Nosotros (tener)___________ mucha comida en la fiesta.
tuvimos
Put this sentence into the preterite tense:
Yo también leo el periódico.
Yo tambien leí el periódico.
Some verbs in the preterite tense have a spelling change in the yo form.
Verbs that end in -gar change to ____ + the yo ending (é)
gu
Stem changes in the preterite resemble a ________ instead of a shoe because the stem change only happens in the for the el/ella and ellos/ellas form.
sandal
Conjugate the stem changing verb in the sentence: (this is in the powerpoint)
Ellas (preferir)________ ir a al baile.
prefirieron
Put this sentence into the preterite tense:\Yo también leo el periódico.
Ellos creen en Santa Claus.
Ellos creyeron en Santa Claus.
Pagar in the preterite tense changes to ______.
pagué
There are only 2 kinds of stem changes in the preterite. They are
e>___ and o>____
e>i and o>u
Conjugate the stem changing verb in the sentence: (this is in the powerpoint)
Él (dormir)________ toda la noche.
durmió
Put this sentence into the preterite tense:
¿Tú crees en Santa Claus?
¿Tú creíste en Santa Claus?
Some verbs in the preterite tense have a spelling change in the yo form. Verbs that end in -zar change from _______ + the yo ending (é)
z to c
Dormir becomes ________ in the él/ella form.
For example: El ______ como un bebe.
durmió
Conjugate the spelling changing verb in the sentence: (in your lesson 4 notes)
Yo (empezar) _______ a trabajar desde los 18 años.
empecé
Put this sentence into the preterite tense:
Yo toco la batería.
toqué