-Car, -Gar and Zar verbs in the Preterite

Lets talk spellingIn the preterite, verbs that end in car, -gar and zar are spelled differently in the YO form only.

The spelling changes in order to keep the pronunciation the same.

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Only changes in the YO form.Uses regular preterite ar endings:

3. 3 types: CAR (c qu) GAR (g gu) ZAR (z c)

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CAR (c qu)Sacar to take outOther CAR (c qu) verbs:

Tocar-

Practicar-

Explicar-

Buscar-(Yo toqu)(Yo practiqu)(Yo expliqu)(Yo busqu)To play an instrumentTo practiceTo explainTo look for

SaquSacamosSacasteSacasteisSacSacaron

GAR (g gu)Llegar to arriveOther GAR (g gu) verbs:

Jugar-

Pagar-

To playTo pay(Yo jugu)(Yo pagu)

LleguLlegamosLlegasteLlegasteisLlegLlegaron

ZAR (z c)Comenzar to start/beginOther ZAR (z c) verbs:

Empezar-

Almorzar-

To start/beginTo eat lunch(Yo empec)(Yo almorc)

ComencComenzamosComenzasteComenzasteisComenzComenzaron

ComparacinT FormYo FormSacaste fotos de la iglesia?Did you take photos of the church?S, saqu fotos de la iglesia.Yes, I took photos of the church.Con quin jugaste al ftbol?With whom did you play soccer?Jugu con mi primo.I played with my cousin.Dnde almorzaste ayer?Where did you eat lunch yesterday?Almorc en mi casa.I ate lunch at my house.