Transcript Slide 1

-car, -gar, -zar verbs
-car
-
gar -zar
tocar
llegar
almorzar
buscar
pagar
empezar
sacar
jugar
cazar
-car, -gar, -zar verbs
Verbs that end with –car, -gar,
and –zar change spelling
ONLY in the “yo” form in the
preterite tense.
Therefore they are “irregular”
because they don’t follow the
same conjugation formula as
the other regular verbs
Verbs that end with -car
-car
tocar: to play
instrument
buscar: to look
for
sacar: to take
out
The verb
endings for –ar
verbs is
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-asteis
-aron
Verbs that end with -car
-car
tocar: to play
instrument
buscar: to look
for
sacar: to take
out
So let’s conjugate “tocar”
yo: tocé
problem: the sound of the
conjugated verb is not consistent
with the sound of the infinitive
The vowel “e” makes the “c” sound
soft as in words like cereal or centro o cena
Verbs that end with -car
-car
tocar: to play
instrument
buscar: to look
for
sacar: to take
out
So what do we have
to do to make the
“c” sound a “hard
c” sound?
tocé
qué
Verbs that end with -car
-car
tocar: to play
instrument
buscar: to look
for
sacar: to take
out
The rest of the forms
conjugate normally
-toqué
-tocaste
-tocó
-tocamos
-tocasteis
-tocaron
Now try to conjugate the
other –CAR irregular verbs:
BUSCAR
SACAR
Compare with your partner
Verbs that end with -gar
-gar
jugar: to play a
sport or game
llegar: to arrive
pagar: to pay
The verb
endings for –ar
verbs is
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-asteis
-aron
Verbs that end with -gar
-gar
jugar: to play a
sport or game
llegar: to arrive
pagar: to pay
So let’s conjugate “jugar”
yo: jugé
problem: the sound of the
conjugated verb is not consistent
with the sound of the infinitive
The vowel “e” makes the “g” sound
soft as in words like Jorge or gente
Verbs that end with -gar
-gar
jugar: to play a
sport or game
llegar: to arrive
pagar: to pay
So what do we have to do
to make the “g” sound a
“hard g” sound?
jugé
gué
Verbs that end with -gar
-gar
jugar: to play a
sport or game
llegar: to arrive
pagar: to pay
The rest of the forms
conjugate normally
-jugué
-jugaste
-jugó
-jugamos
-jugasteis
-jugaron
Now try to conjugate the
other –GAR irregular verbs:
LLEGAR
PAGAR
Compare with your partner
Verbs that end with -zar
-zar
almorzar: to eat
lunch
empezar: to
begin
cazar: to hunt
The verb
endings for –ar
verbs is
-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-asteis
-aron
Verbs that end with -zar
-zar
almorzar: to eat
lunch
empezar: to
begin
cazar: to hunt
So let’s conjugate
“almorzar”
almorzé
problem: Who knows? Someone
decided that the “z” should be
changed to a “c” in the yo form
even though the “z” and the “c”
sound exactly the same when
followed by an vowel “e”
Verbs that end with -zar
-zar
almorzar: to eat
lunch
empezar: to
begin
cazar: to hunt
So let’s conjugate
“almorzar”
almorzé
cé
Verbs that end with -zar
-zar
almorzar: to eat
lunch
empezar: to
begin
cazar: to hunt
The rest of the
verb
conjugations
are the same:
-almorcé
-almorzaste
-almorzó
-almorzamos
-almorzasteis
-almorzaron
Now try to conjugate the
other –ZAR irregular verbs:
EMPEZAR
Compare with your partner
tocar llegar
almorzar empezar
buscar
jugar
sacar
pagar