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What is the Spanish translation for 'I began'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I began'?
- Yo miré
- Yo empecé (correct)
- Yo comencé
- Yo terminé
What is the Spanish translation for 'I looked for'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I looked for'?
- Yo encontré
- Yo miré
- Yo busqué (correct)
- Yo quise
What is the Spanish translation for 'I paid'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I paid'?
- Yo doné
- Yo compré
- Yo vendÃ
- Yo pagué (correct)
What is the Spanish translation for 'I ate lunch'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I ate lunch'?
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What is the Spanish translation for 'I practiced'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I practiced'?
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What is the Spanish translation for 'I played [sport]'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I played [sport]'?
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What is the Spanish translation for 'I explained'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I explained'?
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What is the Spanish translation for 'I took out'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I took out'?
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What is the Spanish translation for 'I arrived'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I arrived'?
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What is the Spanish translation for 'I played the piano'?
What is the Spanish translation for 'I played the piano'?
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Study Notes
Preterite -car, -gar, -zar Verbs
- Preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
- Certain verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar undergo spelling changes in the first person singular form (yo).
-car Verbs
- Empezar (to begin) → Yo empecé
- Buscar (to look for) → Yo busqué
- Sacar (to take out) → Yo saqué
- Tocar (to play an instrument) → Yo toqué el piano
-gar Verbs
- Pagar (to pay) → Yo pagué
- Jugar (to play a sport) → Yo jugué
-zar Verbs
- Almorzar (to eat lunch) → Yo almorcé
- Explicar (to explain) → Yo expliqué
- Llegar (to arrive) → Yo llegué
Key Changes in Spelling
- In -car verbs, c changes to qu (empezar → empecé).
- In -gar verbs, g changes to gu (pagar → pagué).
- In -zar verbs, z changes to c (almorzar → almorcé).
Application
- These verbs follow the same conjugation pattern in the preterite tense, reflecting past actions distinctly in the first-person form.
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