Preterite of car, gar, zar and stem changers in Spanish Remember, that the preterite represents action that

occurred once in the past. Here are the endings for the preterite: AR Habl Hablaste Habl hablamos hablis hablaron

Stem changes occur in the preterite as well, however they ARE NOT the same as the ones in the present. Verbs in the preterite can either change from e I or ou. They also only change in the 3rd person, unlike present tense verbs that change in vosotros and nosotros.

e I stem changers pedir-to ask for preferir-to prefer

ER/IR Com Comiste Comi comimos comisteis comieron

servir-to serve vestirse-to get dressed competir-to compete seguir-to follow

Viv Viviste Vivi

vivimos vivisteis vivieron

Ex. Pedir Yo ped T pediste nosotros pedimos vosotros pedisteis

Ud./l/ella pidi Uds/ellos/ellos pidieron The following verbs have irregular yo forms in the preterite: Verbs that end in CAR, GAR or ZAR Buscar=to look for Yo Busqu Ex. Dormir Llegar- to arrive Yo llegu Yo dorm T dormiste Ud./l/ella durmi Empezar-to begin Yo empec Nosotros dormimos vosotros dormisteis Uds/ellos/ellas durmieron

ou stem changers dormir to sleep morir-to die