E to an I to an IE
O to a U not a UE
O to a U not a UE
These infinitive verbs suffer a change in the beginning when conjugated.
What are "stem-changing" verbs?
These verbs change the stems and endings when conjugated because of the sounds certain letters make when followed by certain vowels.
What are CAR, GAR, ZAR verbs?
'They walked' in Spanish.
What is 'Ellos caminaron'?
This kind of letter appears too many in a row during verbs like caer, leer, and oír when conjugated in the preterite
What is a vowel?
This punctuation does not appear in the conjugations for the preterite irregular verbs even though it is crucial in most preterite conjugations.
What is the accent mark (tilde)?
'You asked for' in Spanish
What is 'pediste'?
This is the only pronoun that suffers the change in CAR GAR ZAR verbs.
What is 'yo'?
"You (formal) ate pizza" in Spanish
What is "Usted comió pizza"?
'He read that book last year' in Spanish
What is 'Él leyó ese libro el año pasado'?
These two verbs share the exact same conjugations in the preterite even though they have completely different meanings.
What are IR and SER?
'We all slept great' in Spanish
What is '(nosotros) dormimos muy bien'?
'I played football with my friends' in Spanish
What is '(yo) jugué fútbol con mis amigos'?
These two infinitive verb endings share ALL their conjugation endings in the preterite.
What are -er and -ir verbs?
'They fell down the stairs' in Spanish
What is 'ellos cayeron por las escaleras'?
These three verbs have the "uv" in the stem when conjugated in the preterite
What are "ESTAR, TENER, and ANDAR"?
'I felt sad' in Spanish
What is 'sentí triste'?
'I ate lunch in the cafeteria yesterday' in Spanish
This little punctuation makes the difference between "I talk" and "He talked"
What is an accent mark (or tilde)?
What is 'ellos oyeron la música en las calles'?
Verbs like SABER, PODER, and PONER change their vowel to this letter in the preterite conjugations
I usually become a 'ue' in verb conjugations, but in the preterite I only change to a 'u' in stem-changing verbs.
What is the letter 'o'?
'I looked for my favorite book in the library' in Spanish
What is '(yo) busqué a mi libro favorito en la biblioteca'?
This pronoun is the only 'person' who does not change its endings for -ar and -ir verbs between the present and past tense (preterite).
What is nosotros?
These are the pronouns/persons where the 'y' is found in preterite conjugations
What are 'singular and plural of the second person formal and the third person'?
'I wanted to go to the store' in Spanish
What is '(yo) quise ir a la tienda'?