Preterite Verb Endings -car, -gar, -zar

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Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'yo' co sufixo '-car' no pretérito?

  • -có
  • -qué (correct)
  • -caron
  • -caste

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'tú' co sufixo '-car' no pretérito?

-caste

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'usted' co sufixo '-car' no pretérito?

-có

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'nosotros' co sufixo '-car' no pretérito?

<p>-camos</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'vosotros' co sufixo '-car' no pretérito?

<p>-casteis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'ustedes' co sufixo '-car' no pretérito?

<p>-caron</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'yo' co sufixo '-gar' no pretérito?

<p>-gué (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'tú' co sufixo '-gar' no pretérito?

<p>-gaste</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'usted' co sufixo '-gar' no pretérito?

<p>-gó</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'nosotros' co sufixo '-gar' no pretérito?

<p>-gamos</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'vosotros' co sufixo '-gar' no pretérito?

<p>-gasteis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'ustedes' co sufixo '-gar' no pretérito?

<p>-garon</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'yo' co sufixo '-zar' no pretérito?

<p>-cé (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'tú' co sufixo '-zar' no pretérito?

<p>-zaste</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'usted' co sufixo '-zar' no pretérito?

<p>-zó</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'nosotros' co sufixo '-zar' no pretérito?

<p>-zamos</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cal é a terminación do verbo para 'vosotros' co sufixo '-zar' no pretérito?

<p>-zasteis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Que terminación ten o verbo para 'ustedes' co sufixo '-zar' no pretérito?

<p>-zaron</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Preterite Verb Endings for -car, -gar, -zar

  • In Spanish, -car, -gar, and -zar verbs undergo spelling changes in the preterite tense.
  • These changes prevent pronunciation issues when conjugating these verbs in the first person.

Conjugation for -car Verbs

  • Yo Form: Ends with -qué (e.g., buscar → busqué)
  • Tú Form: Ends with -caste (e.g., buscar → buscaste)
  • Usted Form: Ends with -có (e.g., buscar → buscó)
  • Nosotros Form: Ends with -camos (e.g., buscar → buscamos)
  • Vosotros Form: Ends with -casteis (e.g., buscar → buscasteis)
  • Ustedes Form: Ends with -caron (e.g., buscar → buscaron)

Conjugation for -gar Verbs

  • Yo Form: Ends with -gué (e.g., llegar → llegué)
  • Tú Form: Ends with -gaste (e.g., llegar → llegaste)
  • Usted Form: Ends with -gó (e.g., llegar → llegó)
  • Nosotros Form: Ends with -gamos (e.g., llegar → llegamos)
  • Vosotros Form: Ends with -gasteis (e.g., llegar → llegasteis)
  • Ustedes Form: Ends with -garon (e.g., llegar → llegaron)

Conjugation for -zar Verbs

  • Yo Form: Ends with -cé (e.g., empezar → empecé)
  • Tú Form: Ends with -zaste (e.g., empezar → empezaste)
  • Usted Form: Ends with -zó (e.g., empezar → empezó)
  • Nosotros Form: Ends with -zamos (e.g., empezar → empezamos)
  • Vosotros Form: Ends with -zasteis (e.g., empezar → empezasteis)
  • Ustedes Form: Ends with -zaron (e.g., empezar → empezaron)

Summary of Changes

  • The spelling changes for the first person singular (-qué, -gué, -cé) are crucial for correct pronunciation in preterite tense.
  • The other forms maintain regular -ar, -er, -ir endings with modifications depending on the verb type.

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