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Infinitive verbs that end in -CAR, -ZAR, and -GAR have spelling change in the YO
form of the preterite tense. The other forms of these verbs are regular. These spelling changes are done in order to keep
the pronunciation the same.
Spelling change from C → QU in the YO
form, to maintain the K sound
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Buscar
to look for Yo busqué Tú
buscaste Él/ella buscó Usted buscó Nosotros(as) buscamos Ellos/ellas buscaron Ustedes buscaron
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Explicar
to explain Yo expliqué Tú
explicaste Él/ella explicó Usted explicó Nosotros(as) explicamos Ellos/ellas explicaron Ustedes explicaron
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Other type of spelling change in the preterite tense
Some verbs change I → Y in the third person singular and plural
(Él/Ella/Usted and
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes).
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Construir to
build Yo construí Tú construiste Él/ella construyó Usted construyó Nosotros(as) construimos Ellos/ellas construyeron Ustedes
construyeron
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Leer to
read Yo leí Tú leiste Él/ella leyó Usted leyó Nosotros leimos Ellos/ellas leyeron Ustedes leyeron
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MORE SPELL-CHANGING VERBS IN THE PRETERITE TENSE
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More verbs that change from C → QU in the YO form
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Identificar
to identify Yo identifiqué
Marcar to
dial Yo marqué
Practicar
to practice Yo practiqué
Pescar to fish Yo pesqué
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Sacar
to take out Yo saqué
Tocar to touch/to play Yo toqué
Secar
to dry Yo sequé
Chocar to crash Yo choqué
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More verbs that change from G → GU in the
YO form
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Apagar
to turn off Yo apagué
Jugar to play (a game) Yo jugué
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Investigar
to investigate Yo investigué
Navegar to navigate Yo navegué
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More verbs that change from Z → C in the
YO form
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Almorzar
to eat lunch Yo almorcé
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Comenzar
to start/to begin Yo comencé
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More verbs that change from I → Y in
the Él/Ella/Usted and Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes forms
Reconstruir to rebuild yo reconstruí, tú reconstruiste, él/ella/usted reconstruyó,
nosotros(as) reconstruimos, ellos/ellas/ustedes reconstruyeron
Creer
to believe yo creí, tú creiste, él/ella/usted creyó, nosotros(as) creemos, ellos/ellas/ustedes creyeron
Oír to hear yo oí,
tú oiste, él/ella/usted oyó, nosotros(as) oimos, ellos/ellas/ustedes
oyeron
Caer to fall yo caí, tú caiste, él/ella/usted cayó, nosotros(as) caemos,
ellos/ellas/ustedes cayeron
Destruir to destroy yo destruí, tú destruiste, él/ella/usted destruyó, nosotros destruimos, ellos/ellas/ustedes destruyeron
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