02 Preterite AR verbs: -gar, -car, -zar verbs | Sr Jordan's Spanish Videos

02 Preterite AR verbs: -gar, -car, -zar verbs

Hola.  In this lesson we’ll be continuing the preterite of AR verbs.  Although we covered the normal verbs in the previous lesson, if a verb ends in -gar, -car, or -zar, we have to treat it specially in the yo form.  So please watch and find out how it works!  Let me know if you have any questions.

Hope it was helpful.  Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions!

Check out the preterite conjugation sheet if you’d like a summary of the preterite!

Vocabulario:
esperar - to wait (for); to hope

-GAR

preterite jugar copy

jugar – to play [game]
yo juego - I play [game]
yo jugué - I played [game]
pagar – to pay (for)
yo pago - I pay (for)
yo pagué - I paid (for)

-CAR

preterite tocar copy

tocar - to play (instrument)
yo toco - I play
yo toqué – I played
buscar - to look for
yo busco - I look for
yo busqué – I looked for

-ZAR

preterite almorzar copy

almorzar - to eat lunch
yo almuerzo – I eat lunch
yo almorcé – I ate lunch
cazar – to hunt
yo cazo – I hunt
yo cacé - I hunted
comenzar - to start, begin
yo comienzo – I start, begin
yo comencé - I started, began
empezar – to start, to begin
yo empiezo – I start, I begin
yo empecé - I started, I began

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Related Video(s):

  1. Preterite regular -AR verbs
  2. Preterite regular -ER verbs
  3. Preterite regular -IR verbs

7 Comments to “02 Preterite AR verbs: -gar, -car, -zar verbs”

  1. By John, November 11, 2008 @ 9:06 pm

    Ola otra vez. Yo nota que la palabra es uso tambien como “touch”. ?Esta correcto a decir algo como? “No toca la pastel” (Don’t touch the cake).

    Gracias otra vez.

  2. By John, November 11, 2008 @ 10:42 pm

    Gracias Senor. Tengo el libro de 501 verbos. Yo encontre los ejemplos de tocar para el “imperativo”.

    Toca, no toques……..

    Gracias Senor.

  3. By Señor Jordan, November 11, 2008 @ 9:44 pm

    Sí. Tienes razón. Tocar se puede usar en las dos formas.
    1. Tocar un instrumento
    2. tocar (el sentido).

    Para ayudarte con el mandato:
    (tú) ‘no toques el pastel’
    (usted) ‘no toque el pastel’
    (ustedes) ‘no toquen el pastel’

    y quizás puedo tener videos de eso en el futuro.

  4. By michi ,Tokyo, November 16, 2008 @ 5:08 am

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  5. By jessie, May 12, 2009 @ 12:33 am

    Love, love, love your videos! Thank you! Silly note, though — you put almorzar (u-ue) when it should be (o-ue). =)

    I’m addicted to these videos and will probably remain faithful to them until I’m fluent!

  6. By Señor Jordan, May 12, 2009 @ 9:14 am

    ¡Gracias! Curse these typos!

  7. By Edwina, October 14, 2011 @ 8:08 pm

    Gracias mucho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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