Questions: There are three regular verb endings that undergo a spelling change in the YO form only. - car: the c changes to qu: explicar → expliqué - -gar: the g changes to gu: llegar → llegué - -zar: the z changes to c almorzar → almorcé Escribe la forma YO de los siguientes verbos en el pretérito de indicativo. These spelling changes are necessary for the written form to accurately reflect the pronunciation. For example, expliqué keeps the hard k sound, while "explice" uses the s sound.

There are three regular verb endings that undergo a spelling change in the YO form only.

- car: the c changes to qu: explicar → expliqué
- -gar: the g changes to gu: llegar → llegué
- -zar: the z changes to c almorzar → almorcé

Escribe la forma YO de los siguientes verbos en el pretérito de indicativo.

These spelling changes are necessary for the written form to accurately reflect the pronunciation. For example, expliqué keeps the hard k sound, while "explice" uses the s sound.

Transcript text: There are three regular verb endings that undergo a spelling change in the YO form only. ${ }^{1}$ - car: the $\mathbf{c}$ changes to qu: explicar $\rightarrow$ expliqué - -gar: the g changes to gu: llegar $\rightarrow$ llegué - -zar: the $\mathbf{z}$ changes to $\mathbf{c}$ almorzar $\rightarrow$ almorcé Escribe la forma YO de los siguientes verbos en el pretérito de indicativo. ${ }^{1}$ These spelling changes are necessary for the written form to accurately reflect the pronunciation. For example, expliqué keeps the hard $/ k /$ sound, while "explice" uses the $/ \mathrm{s} /$ sound. 2

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Identify the verbs ending in -car

The verbs ending in -car are:

atacar
colocar
sacar
buscar
chocar
explicar
practicar

Step 2: Conjugate the verbs ending in -car in the yo form of the preterite

Remember the c changes to qu before the é ending.

atacar: yo ataqué
colocar: yo coloqué
sacar: yo saqué
buscar: yo busqué
chocar: yo choqué
explicar: yo expliqué
practicar: yo practiqué

Step 3: Identify the verbs ending in -gar

The verbs ending in -gar are:

agregar
cargar
pagar
llegar (not in the original list, but included in the explanation)
jugar (This is a verb ending in -gar but it's irregular. We'll address this later)

Step 4: Conjugate the verbs ending in -gar in the yo form of the preterite

Remember the g changes to gu before the é ending.

agregar: yo agregué
cargar: yo cargué
pagar: yo pagué
llegar: yo llegué

Step 5: Identify the verbs ending in -zar

The verbs ending in -zar are:

abrazar
almorzar
alcanzar
empezar
lanzar
rezar
gozar
tranquilizar
tropezar

Step 6: Conjugate the verbs ending in -zar in the yo form of the preterite

Remember the z changes to c before the é ending.

abrazar: yo abracé
almorzar: yo almorcé
alcanzar: yo alcancé
empezar: yo empecé
lanzar: yo lancé
rezar: yo recé
gozar: yo gocé
tranquilizar: yo tranquilicé
tropezar: yo tropecé

Step 7: Address the irregular verb: jugar

The verb jugar is irregular in the preterite. While it ends in -gar, and the g changes to gu, the stem also changes to jug. The correct conjugation is:

jugar: yo jugué

Step 8: Address the verb: castigar

The verb castigar ends in -gar, but it doesn't follow the spelling change rule of g to gu. It's an exception. It's conjugated as follows: castigar: yo castigué

Step 9: Address the verb: cruzar

cruzar: yo crucé

Step 10: Address the verb: entregar

entregar: yo entregué

Step 11: Address the verb: negar

negar: yo negué

Step 12: Address the verb: pescar

pescar: yo pesqué