Regular verbs with a spelling change
Spelling changes in the yo form
Some verbA 'doing' word; a word expressing action. 'Walk', 'talk', 'come', 'go', 'eat' and 'sleep' are all verbs. in the preterite tenseThis is used to describe completed actions in the past. have a spelling change in the yo (I) form only. Here are some examples:
jugar (to play) 鈫 箩耻驳耻茅 (I played)
llegar (to arrive) 鈫 濒濒别驳耻茅 (I arrived)
buscar (to look for) 鈫 产耻蝉辩耻茅 (I looked for)
pagar (to pay) 鈫 辫补驳耻茅 (I paid)
empezar (to start) 鈫 别尘辫别肠茅 (I started)
comenzar (to start) 鈫 肠辞尘别苍肠茅 (I started)
practicar (to practise) 鈫 辫谤补肠迟颈辩耻茅 (I practised)
tocar (to touch/play an instrument) 鈫 迟辞辩耻茅 (I touched/played)
organizar (to organise) 鈫 辞谤驳补苍颈肠茅 (I organised)
Other spelling changes
Some verbs in the preterite have irregularSomething that does not follow regular patterns and may have a different form. spellings in the third person singularRefers to only one object or person. (茅濒/别濒濒补/耻蝉迟别诲) and pluralMore than one of an item. (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms only. Here are some examples:
leer (to read) 鈫 ley贸, leyeron
caer (to fall) 鈫 肠补测贸, cayeron
辞铆谤 (to hear) 鈫 oy贸, oyeron
creer (to believe) 鈫 crey贸, creyeron
construir (to build) 鈫 肠辞苍蝉迟谤耻测贸, construyeron
Stem-changing verbs
Stem-changing -ir verbs also have irregular spellings in the third person singular (茅濒/别濒濒补/耻蝉迟别诲) and plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms only. For example:
preferir (to prefer) 鈫 prefiri贸, prefirieron
dormir (to sleep) 鈫 durmi贸, durmieron
repetir (to repeat) 鈫 repiti贸, repitieron
pedir (to ask) 鈫 pidi贸, pidieron
morir (to die) 鈫 muri贸, murieron
servir (to serve) 鈫 sirvi贸, sirvieron
Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the preterite.
- Mis amigos _______________ (dormir) muy bien.
- Yo _______________ (organizar) mis pr谩cticas laborales.
- Paco _______________ (construir) su propia casa.
- Mi madre _______________ (caer) en el jard铆n.
- Yo _______________ (llegar) al colegio temprano.
- Jimena y Max _______________ (leer) un libro muy interesante.
- Mis amigos durmieron muy bien (My friends slept very well).
- Yo 辞谤驳补苍颈肠茅 mis pr谩cticas laborales (I organised my work experience).
- Paco 肠辞苍蝉迟谤耻测贸 su propia casa (Paco built his own house).
- Mi madre 肠补测贸 en el jard铆n (My mother fell in the garden).
- Yo 濒濒别驳耻茅 al colegio temprano (I arrived at school early).
- Jimena y Max leyeron un libro muy interesante (Jimena and Max read a very interesting book).