Orthographic Changing Preterite Verbs

Question 1

The following changes occur in the yo form only:
Verbs that end in -gar change g to gu
Verbs that end in -car change c to qu
Verbs that end in -zar change z to c

Answer 1

examples:
jugué (jugar)
busqué (buscar)
almorcé (almorzar)

Question 2

common verbs in this category:

Answer 2

jugar
llegar
pagar
rogar

Question 3

Here are some examples of common verbs in this category:

Answer 3

aparcar
buscar
clasificar
tocar

Question 4

Here are some examples of common verbs in this category:

Answer 4

almorzar
comenzar
empezar
organizar

Question 5

For verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, and -oer, the él,/ella/usted form uses the ending yó (rather than ió) and the third person plural uses the ending yeron (rather than ieron). The remaining forms gain a written accent over the letter i.

Answer 5

example: creer
creí
creíste
creyó
creímos
creísteis
creyeron

Question 6

Other verbs like creer include:

Answer 6

caer

leer

Question 7

Other verbs like creer include:

Answer 7

oír

poseer

Question 8

Other verbs like creer include:

Answer 8

proveer

roer

Question 9

Exceptions to this rule include:

Answer 9

traer
atraer
distraer

Question 10

Verbs that end in -uir change in the same way, but the written accent over the letter i only occurs in the yo form.

Answer 10

example huir
huí
huiste
huyó
huimos
huisteis
huyeron

Question 11

Other verbs like huir include:

Answer 11

construir
contribuir
destruir
fluir
incluir
influir