Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (1/3)
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.2.3
Verbs Ending in 'gar' in the Preterite Tense
Some AR verbs in the preterite change their stem in the 'yo' form. This is the only change; all other forms follow the regular pattern. Derivatives of these verbs follow the same pattern.
Verbs ending in 'gar'
- Spanish verbs ending in 'gar' in the preterite change their spelling in the first person.
- These verbs add a 'u' after 'g'.
- Adding the 'u' is due to pronunciation issues.
- If the 'u' is not added, then the 'g' would be pronounced as a 'j'.
- Jugar (to play) → jugué (I played).
Jugar - to play
- Jugué - I played.
- Jugaste - you played.
- Jugó - he/she played / you played (formal).
- Jugamos - we played.
- Jugasteis - you played (plural).
- Jugaron - they played / you played (formal plural)
Negar - to deny
- Negué - I denied.
- Negaste - you denied.
- Negó - he/she denied / you denied (formal).
- Negamos - we denied.
- Negasteis - you denied (plural).
- Negaron - they denied / you denied (fromal plural).
Entregar - to hand in
- Entregué - I handed in.
- Entregaste - you handed in.
- Entregó -he/she handed in / you handed in (formal).
- Entregamos - we handed in.
- Entregasteis - you handed in (plural).
- Entregaron - they handed in / you handed in (formal plural).
Llegar - to arrive
- Llegué - I arrived.
- Llegaste - you arrived.
- Llegó - he/she arrived / you arrived (formal).
- Llegamos - we arrived.
- Llegasteis - you arrived (plural).
- Llegaron - they arrived / you arrived (formal plural).
Other verbs like this
- Other verbs that follow this pattern include:
- Apagar - to turn off.
- Colgar - to hang.
- Castigar - to punish.
- Pagar - to pay.
- Cargar - to load, charge.
- Navegar - to surf (the internet).
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