Irregular AR Verbs (1/4)
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.2.2
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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