Regular AR
Tú__________(hablar)
hablaste
Yo________(comer)
comí
I went
Yo fui
Do AR and ER verbs stem change in the past?
No
What form is affected by this in the past?
The "yo" form
Yo________(cantar)
canté
Eduardo y yo_________(entender)
entendimos
She was
Ella fue
Only what kind of verbs stem change in the past?
IR verbs
What does the "c" change to?
c to qu
Nosotros_________(bailar)
bailamos
él________(correr)
corrió
We went
Nosotros fuimos
What shape do they stem change in?
A slipper
What does the "g" change to?
g to gu
Ella________(estudiar)
estudió
Ellas_________(aprender)
aprendieron
You (informal) were
Tú fuiste
Which forms stem change? (Hint:there are 6)
él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, ustedes
What does the "z" change to?
z to c
Ustedes________(mirar)
miraron
Tú_________(beber)
bebiste
They were
Ellos fueron
What does the "o" change to? What does the "e" change to?
o to u, e to i
Why is there an issue with this category of verbs? Explain why there is an irregularity
By adding the é in the yo form, it changes the sound of the word. So you change the spelling to maintain the original sound of the verb.