Me llamo ____________________________________ Fecha _______________ Periodo ______ Preterit Tense Spelling Changes Preterit AR endings

Yo T aste l/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes aron Nosotros/Nosotras amos

The K sound

Pronunciation Rules
The S sound The G sound The H sound

Ca que qui Co Cu

za Ce Ci zo zu

Ga gue gui Go Gu

ja Ge Gi jo ju

These pronunciation rules make the spellings of the following verbs change in the YO form.
Verb: 1. practicar 2. sacar 3. explicar 4. tocar 5. buscar 6. jugar 7. entregar 8. llegar 9. empezar 10. regar 11. comenzar 12. almorzar Translation: To practice To take (out) To explain To touch To look for To play To turn in To arrive To start To water To begin To eat lunch Spelling of YO form Practiqu Saqu Expliqu Toqu busqu Jugu Entregu Llegu Empec Regu Comenc almorc

Why cant you spell I practiced like this practic? Because it would be pronounced prack-tee-say not prack-tee-kay Why cant you spell I played like this jug? Because it would be pronounced who-hey not who-gay Why cant you spell I began like this empez? Because it would break a Spanish spelling rule. Ze doesnt exist.

La prctica: Fill in the blanks with the correct Preterit form. 1. Yo (practicar) 2. Mis hermanos (sacar) The pronunciation words make the spellings of 3. Yo (explicar) HACER change in the l/Ella/Usted form. 4. T (tocar) 5. Amanda y Juana (buscar) Yo hice Nosotros hicimos 6. Ernesto (jugar) T hiciste 7. Yo (entregar) l/Ella/Ud. hizo Ellos/Ellas/Uds. hicieron 8. Mi abuelo y yo (llegar) 9. Yo (empezar) Note: When conjugated in the preterit form, 10. Carlos y yo (regar) the A in HACER changes to I. 11. Xavier y Jorge (comenzar) 12. T (almorzar) Speaking Quiz Question: Qu hiciste ayer? Ayer yo fill in the blank with the flashcard verb conjugated in the Preterit YO form. Example: Ayer yo jugu al baloncesto. NOTE: there is vocabulary after the verb.

La prctica: Qu hiciste ayer? Write answers as if this were your speaking quiz.
Start your sentence with Ayer Conjugate the verb in the Preterit YO form Complete the sentence with vocabulary after the verb.

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90 Segundos: When your teacher tells you to start, conjugate as many of these verbs as you can in the
Preterit form within the 90 seconds. 1. Yo 2. T 3. l 4. Nosotros 5. Ellos 6. Usted 7. T 8. Yo 9. Nosotras 10. Ellas 11. Yo 12. Ella 13. Nosotros 14. T 15. T 16. Nosotros 17. Yo 18. Ellas 19. l 20. Yo (almorzar) (bailar) (cantar) (comprar) (cortar) (cuidar) (descansar) (empezar) (encontrar) (escuchar) (explicar) (hablar) (invitar) (jugar) (lavar) (limpiar) (llegar) (mirar) (nadar) (organizar) 21. T 22. Nosotros 23. Ella 24. Ustedes 25. Yo 26. Ellos 27. Usted 28. Nosotros 29. T 30. Yo 31. Nosotras 32. l 33. Ustedes 34. Yo 35. T 36. Nosotros 37. Ellas 38. Ella 39. Yo 40. T (pasar) (planchar) (preparar) (regresar) (tocar) (trabajar) (aprender) (asistir) (beber) (comer) (correr) (escribir) (describir) (preferir) (deber) (ver) (recibir) (romper) (salir) (vivir)