SP100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pagu, Regular And Irregular Verbs, Volver
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Reports past actions or events that the speaker views as completed at a certain time in the past. Sums up a condition or state viewed as a whole and is not longer in effect. Verbs ending in -gar, -car, and -zar change the g to a gu, the c to a qu and z to a c before . Pagar -> pagu buscar -> busqu empezar -> empec . Verbs whose stem ends in a strong vowel (a,e,o) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge the u(cid:374)a(cid:272)(cid:272)e(cid:374)ted (cid:862)i(cid:863) to the preterit e(cid:374)di(cid:374)g to (cid:862)(cid:455)(cid:863) in the third person singular or plural. Stem changing verbs: e>ie o>ue e>i preferir cerrar comenzar empezar entender. Pensar querer poder almorzar costar dormir encontrar recordar volver servir decir elegir conseguir pedir seguir. Remember: to do the stem change: take the stem of the verb (dropping the ending) and make the stem change according to the person doing the action.
