Spanish Preterite Tense

Regular Verbs

100

I ran

Corrí

200

He lived

vivió

300

They spoke

hablaron

400

You wrote

escribiste 

500

We sang

Cantamos

Irregular Verbs

100

You went

fuiste

200

They were

fueron

300

I gave

di

400

We saw

vimos

500

y'all saw

vieron 

Stem-Changers

100

we had

tuvimos

200

they could

pudieron

300

I came

vine

400

We wanted

quisimos

500

I knew (found out)

supe

Plate Verbs

100

I said

dije

200

We were (estar)

estuvimos

300

they came

vinieron

400

I brought

traje

500

they did

hicieron

Yo Spelling Changes

100

I played

jugué

200

I searched for

busqué

300

What are the three types of verbs that have spelling changes in the yo form?

-gar, -car, -zar

400

I ate lunch

almorcé

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.