Irregular Pret.
i--y Preterite
car/gar/zar Pret.
4-2 Vocab
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100

List the 5 forms of "querer" in the preterite tense.

quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron

100

Conjugate all 5 forms of 'leer' in the preterite.

leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leyeron

100

In which subject form is the irregularity for these verbs in the preterite tense?

Yo form

100

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

A large structure built in ancient Egypt.

el pirámide

100

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

The opposite of ancient/old.

Moderno

200

Fill-in:

Adriana _______ (venir) a la fiesta tarde pero yo ________ (venir) temprano.

vino; vine

200

In which 2 forms does the 'i' change to a 'y' for these irregular verbs?

3rd person singular & plural

200

What are the spelling changes that occur in the yo form for:

-car

-gar

-zar

-car:  c-->qu

-gar: g--> gu

-zar: z-->c

200

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

A sacred place where ancient civilizations went to pray.

El templo

200

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

An extremely tall building.  There are often various found within big cities.

El rascacielos

300
Mis abuelos me ___________ (decir) muchas mentiras.

dijeron

300

Use the verb 'construir' and translate:

My dad built a new house last year.

Mi papá construyó una casa nueva el año pasado.

300

Conjugate buscar in the preterite tense.

busqué, buscaste, buscó, buscamos, buscaron

300

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

Another word for 'grave'.

La tumba

300

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

Used to direct traffic.  Has the colors red, yellow & green.

El semáforo

400

Translate:

The girls brought the books.

Las chicas trajeron los libros.

400

Translate:

Yesterday I read a book but you did not read.

Ayer, yo leí un libro pero tú no leíste.

400
Fill-in:

My friends paid $20 but I paid $10.

Mis amigos pagaron $20 pero yo pagué $10.

400

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

The area in which you live.  Generally, a smaller area.  Not a city.

El barrio

400

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

What is left from an ancient civilization. Often seen at excavation sites.

Las ruinas

500

Explain why preterite forms of 'decir' and 'traer' are different from 'venir' and 'querer'

Decir & traer have a 'j' in the stem which alters the ending for the 3rd person plural form.
500

Write all 5 forms of the verb "destruir" in the preterite tense.

destruí, destruiste, destruyó, destruimos, destruyeron
500

Answer the question in a complete sentence:

¿Empezaste tú la tarea?

Sí, yo empecé la tarea.

or

No, yo no empecé la tarea.

500

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

The place where you walk so you are not in the street.

La acera

500

What vocab word is being described?  Give the Spanish word.

This is what you have to do to get from one side of the intersection to the other.

Cruzar

Doblar