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The Preterite Tense: Verbs Ending in:

The Preterite Tense: Verbs Ending in:. –car,-gar and -zar. Comparen:. ¿Sa c aste fotos del aeropuerto? Did you take photos of the airport?. Sí, sa qu é fotos des aeropuerto. Yes, I took pictures of the airport. Comparen:. ¿Con quién ju g aste el fútbol? Who did you play soccer with?.

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The Preterite Tense: Verbs Ending in:

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  1. The Preterite Tense:Verbs Ending in: –car,-gar and -zar

  2. Comparen: ¿Sacaste fotos del aeropuerto? Did you take photos of the airport? Sí, saqué fotos des aeropuerto. Yes, I took pictures of the airport.

  3. Comparen: ¿Con quién jugaste el fútbol? Who did you play soccer with? Jugué con mi primo. I played with my cousin.

  4. Comparen: ¿Dónde almorzaste ayer? Where did you eat lunch yesterday? Almorcé con mi familia en Griffith Park. I ate with my family in Griffith Park.

  5. Let’s take a closer look at the tú and yo form of these verbs. tú yo sacaste saqué jugué jugaste almorzaste almorcé

  6. Can we make a rule? For verbs ending in –car: • c becomes qu in the “yo” form For verbs ending in –gar: • g becomes gu in the “yo” form For verbs ending in –zar” • z becomes c in the “yo form

  7. Why are these changes necessary? To keep the pronunciation the same. -qu keeps the “hard c” sound before the yo –é ending. • gu keeps the “hard g” sound before an the yo -é ending. • c is a “soft c” before the yo –é ending. (z is not necessary)

  8. Práctica: Conjugate these verbs in the preterite tense • yo/almorzar • tu/pagar • nosotros/explicar • yo/llegar • él/buscar • yo/empezar • yo/practicar

  9. Práctica: Respuestas • yo almorcé • tú pagaste • nosotros explicamos • yo llegué • él buscó • yo empecé • yo pratiqué

  10. ¡Magnífico!

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