Regular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
3rd person spelling changes
-u/-i/-j stem
Yo Spelling Changes
100
I ran
Corrí
100
You went
fuiste or fue
100
he asked for
pidió
100

he said

dijo

100
I played
jugué
200
He lived
vivió
200

They were (nice, rude, kind, etc.)

fueron

200

they slept

durmieron

200

we were (here)

estuvimos (aquí)

200
I searched for
busqué
300
They spoke
hablaron
300
I gave
di
300
They read
leyeron
300
they came
vinieron
300
What are the three types of verbs that have spelling changes in the yo form?
-gar, -car, -zar
400
You wrote
escribiste or escribió
400
We saw
vimos
400

she got dressed

se vistió

400
I brought
traje
400
I ate lunch
almorcé
500
Y'all sang
Cantaron or Cantasteis
500

y'all did

hicieron or hicisteis

500

he fell

se cayó

500

they were able to (managed to)

pudieron

500

Why is there a spelling change in the yo form of these verbs?

In order for the conjugated form to sound like the infinitive, the spelling must change slightly.

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