Spanish Preterite Tense

Regular Verbs

100

I ran (correr)

Corrí

200

He lived (vivir)

vivió

300

They spoke (hablar)

hablaron

400

You wrote (escribir)

escribiste or escribió

500

Y'all sang (cantar)

Cantaron or Cantasteis

Irregular Verbs

100

You went (ir)

fuiste or fue

200

They were (ser)

fueron

300

I gave (dar)

di

400

We saw (ver)

vimos

500

y'all saw (ver)

vieron or visteis

Stem-Changers

100

he asked for (pedir)

pidió

200

they measured (medir)

midieron

300

They read (leer)

leyeron

400

she said good bye (despedir)

despidió

500

You converted (convertir)

convirtió or convertiste

Stem changing irregular Verbs

100

I walked (andar)

anduve

200

We were (estar) 

estuvimos

300

they came (venir)

vinieron

400

I brought (traer)

traje

500

they did (hacer)

hicieron

Yo Spelling Changes

100

I played (jugar)

jugué

200

I searched for (buscar)

busqué

300

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

-gar, -car, -zar

400

I ate lunch (almorzar)

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.