Preterit - car, -gar and -zar verbs

Question 1

what endings to -car, -gar, -zar have in preterit?

Answer 1

regular -ar verb endings ie -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron

Question 2

why are they irregular spelling change verbs?

Answer 2

there is a spelling change for 1st person singular

Question 3

what is the spelling change for - car verbs?

Answer 3

c –> qu

Question 4

list 7 -car verbs

Answer 4

acercar (to get/bring closer); 
aparcar (to park); 
atacar (to attack); 
arrancar (to start up a car; to tear up); 
buscar (to look for); 
sacar (to take out); 
tocar (to touch; to play an instrument)

Question 5

what is the spelling change for -gar verbs?

Answer 5

g –> gu

Question 6

list 6 -gar verbs

Answer 6

colgar (to hang up),
jugar (to play), 
llegar (to arrive), 
pagar (to pay), 
pegar (to hit; to glue), 
regar (to water the plants)

Question 7

what is the spelling change for -zar verbs?

Answer 7

z –> c

Question 8

list 7 -zar verbs

Answer 8

abrazar (to hug),
almorzar (to have breakfast (in Spain); to have lunch (in Latin America),
destrozar (to destroy),
empezar/comenzar (to start, to begin),
enfatizar (to emphasize),
gozar (to enjoy), organizar (to organize),
pulverizar (to pulverize)

Question 9

conjugate sacar in the preterit

Answer 9

yo saqué  
tu sacaste 
él, ella, Ud sacó
nosotros-as sacamos 
vosotros-as sacasteis 
ellos, ellas Uds sacaron

Question 10

conjugate llegar in the preterit

Answer 10

yo llegué  
tu llegaste 
él, ella, Ud llegó  
nosotros/as llegamos 
vosotros/as llegasteis 
ellos, ellas Uds llegaron

Question 11

conjugate abrazar in the preterit

Answer 11

yo abracé  
tu abrazaste 
él, ella, Ud abrazó  
nosotros/as abrazamos 
vosotros/as abrazasteis 
ellos, ellas, Uds abrazaron

Question 12

why the change in the 1st person singular? (2)

Answer 12

1. to keep the sound of the infinitive
2. the letter z cannot be followed by vowel e or i. Remember that to keep the sound of letter z, a c is required when followed by vowels e and i

Question 13

No saqué la basura porque no tuve tiempo.

Answer 13

I didn’t take out the trash because I didn’t have time.

Question 14

No te abracé porque hiciste una cara muy rara.

Answer 14

I didn’t hug you because you made a funny face.

Question 15

No llegué puntual porque no pude encontrar la dirección.

Answer 15

I didn’t arrive on time because I couldn’t find the address.