Spanish Preterite Tense

Regular Verbs

100

I ran

Corrí

200

He lived

vivió

300

They spoke

hablaron

400

You wrote

escribiste or escribió

500

Y'all sang

Cantaron or Cantasteis

Irregular Verbs

100

You went

fuiste or fue

200

They were

fueron

300

I gave

di

400

We saw

vimos

500

y'all saw

vieron or visteis

Stem-Changers

100

he asked for

pidió

200

they had it

ellos tuvieron

300

They knew

Ellos supieron

400

she said good bye

ella dijo

500

You can 

tú pudiste 

Imperfect

100

I walked

yo caminaba

200

We were (estar)

estábamos

300

they just to came

venían

400

I just to brought

traía

500

they did

hacían

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.