Cambios de Raíz -
Las Reglas
Cambios de Raíz -
Ejemplos
car, gar, zar
word definitions
el pretérito regular
100

The only type of verb that stem-changes in the preterite

What is an -ir verb?

100

Yo/servir

What is serví?

100

in what form do the car gar zar verbs change

yo

100

servimos

we served

100

Nosotros/pensar

pensamos
200

In the preterite tense how many letters does the stem change consist of 

1

200

Usted/preferir

What is prefirió?

200

ella buscar

busco  (accent on o)

200

ellos repitieron

they repeated

200

Yo/ comer

comi (accent on i)

300

The vowels that change in the preterite are

e to ______________   and   o to _____________

i  and u

300

Ustedes /morir

What is murieron ?

300

yo jugar

jugue (accent on e)


300

Ustedes durmieron

all of you slept
300

Tú - beber

bebiste

400

The forms (pronouns) that have a stem-change in the preterite 

What is third person singular and plural? (él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes)

400

Ellos/seguir

What is siguieron?

400

tu - empezar

empezaste


400

yo empece (accent on last e)

I began

400

Ellas/  nadar

nadaron

500

give and example of a stem changing verb in any form in the preterite

answers will vary

500

Él/dormir

What is  durmió?

500

yo - buscar

busque (accent on e)

500

ella pidio (accent on o)

she asked for 

500

Ella practicar

practico (accent on o)