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Spelling changes in the yo form

Some verbs in the preterite tense have a spelling change in the yo (I) form only. Here are some examples:

jugar (to play) → ��ܲ���é (I played)

llegar (to arrive) → �����𲵳�é (I arrived)

buscar (to look for) → ���ܲ����é (I looked for)

pagar (to pay) → �貹����é (I paid)

empezar (to start) → �𳾱��é (I started)

comenzar (to start) → ���dz���Գ�é (I started)

practicar (to practise) → ��������پ����é (I practised)

tocar (to touch/play an instrument) → �ٴDZ��é (I touched/played)

organizar (to organise) → �ǰ������Ծ���é (I organised)

Other spelling changes

Some verbs in the preterite have irregular spellings in the third person singular (é��/�������/�ܲ��ٱ��) and plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms only. Here are some examples:

leer (to read) → leyó, leyeron

caer (to fall) → ������ó, cayeron

��í�� (to hear) → oyó, oyeron

creer (to believe) → creyó, creyeron

construir (to build) → ���DzԲ��ٰ��ܲ�ó, construyeron

Stem-changing verbs

Stem-changing -ir verbs also have irregular spellings in the third person singular (é��/�������/�ܲ��ٱ��) and plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) forms only. For example:

preferir (to prefer) → prefirió, prefirieron

dormir (to sleep) → durmió, durmieron

repetir (to repeat) → repitió, repitieron

pedir (to ask) → pidió, pidieron

morir (to die) → murió, murieron

servir (to serve) → sirvió, sirvieron