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Verbs ending in - car, -
gar, and - zar have spelling
changes in the first person singular, yo
form of the preterite. |
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Spelling change
allows the verbs to maintain their original pronunciation |
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All other forms
are regular. |
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For
verbs that end in -car, the c
changes to qu in the first
person. |
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practicar
Þ c Þ
qu Þ practiqué
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For
verbs that end in -gar, the c
changes to gu in the first
person. |
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llegar
Þ g Þ
gu Þ llegué
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For
verbs that end in -zar, the c
changes to c in the first
person. |
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cruzar
Þ z Þ
c Þ crucé
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sacar |
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(yo) |
saqué |
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(nosotros/as) |
sacamos |
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(tú) |
sacaste |
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(vosotros/as) |
sacasteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
sacó |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
sacaron |
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investigar |
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(yo) |
investigué |
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(nosotros/as) |
investigamos |
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(tú) |
investigaste |
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(vosotros/as) |
investigasteis |
| (él, ella, Ud.) |
investigó |
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(ellos, ellas, Uds.) |
investigaron |
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Other verbs
with the required spelling change: |
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buscar
Þ busqué |
chocar
Þ choqué |
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investigar
Þ invetigué |
jugar
Þ jugué |
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practicar
Þ pratiqué |
sacar
Þ saqué |
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navegar
Þ navegué |
llegar
Þ llegué |
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almorzar
Þ almorcé |
comenzar
Þ comencé |
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cruzar
Þ crucé |
empezar
Þ empecé |
