Regular Endings
AR "yo" ending
"é"
She danced
ella bailó
-CAR verbs change what in the "yo" form in the past?
C to QU
She served (servir (e:i))
Ella sirvió
Buscar
busqué, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscaron
-ir you (informal) ending
"iste"
I ate
yo comí
When do I have to change i for y?
When I have 3 vowels in a row and the letter i doesn't have an accent mark.
They slept (dormir (o:u))
Ellos durmieron.
Pedir (e:i)
pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pidieron
you (formal) AR ending
"ó"
You (informal) returned
tú volviste
-ZAR verbs in the "yo" form past change what?
Z to C
You (formal) asked for (pedir (e:i))
Usted pidió
Comer
Comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comieron
they ER ending
"ieron"
We rode the bicycle
Nosotros montamos la bicicleta
-GAR verbs change what in the "yo" form in the past?
G - GU
Stem change in the past occurred only for
AR, ER, or IR ?
IR verbs
Leer
leí, leiste, leyó, leimos, leyeron
nosotros ER ending
"imos"
I sold (vender) the car.
Yo vendí el coche.
Which forms (subjects) will have the change i - y?
él, ella and usted
ellos, ellas and ustedes
Which forms (subjects) will have stem change?
él, ella and usted
ellos, ellas and ustedes
Construir
construí, construiste, construyó, construimos, contruyeron