Spanish Verb Conjugation: Preterite Tense: -ZAR Verbs with z -> c


abrazar	to hug, embrace	umarmen
analizar	to analyze	analysieren
bostezar	to yawn	gähnen
cazar	to hunt	jagen
enfatizar	to emphasize	betonen
gozar	to enjoy	genießen
organizar	to organize	organisieren

To make the preterite forms, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add the endings given above, remembering the spelling rule.

Notice that the NOSOTROS form is exactly the same in the present & preterite tenses.

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To see the preterite tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -é to the stem.

Observe the spelling of the lisped Z sound: ZA - CE - CI - ZO - ZU, changing Z to C in this case.

		This is the event.	This is what I did.	deutsch
abrazar	abracé	I hugged	I did hug	ich habe umarmt
analizar	analicé	I analyzed	I did analyze	ich habe analysiert
bostezar	bostecé	I yawned	I did yawn	ich habe gegähnt
cazar	cacé	I hunted	I did hunt	ich habe gejagt
enfatizar	enfaticé	I emphasized	I did emphasize	ich habe betont
gozar	gocé	I enjoyed	I did enjoy	ich habe genossen
organizar	organicé	I organized	I did organize	ich habe organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -é ending says I did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

Be very careful in the pronunciation of this form, as the present subjunctive yo, él, ella & Usted forms stress the penultimate syllable and don't have this written accent.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -aste to the stem.

Tex-Mex forms of these verbs invert the ending somewhat, so that people generally add the ending -ates.

		This is the event.	This is what you did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazaste	you hugged	you did hug	du hast umarmt
analizar	analizaste	you analyzed	you did analyze	du hast analysiert
bostezar	bostezaste	you yawned	you did yawn	du hast gegähnt
cazar	cazaste	you hunted	you did hunt	du hast gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizaste	you emphasized	you did emphasize	du hast betont
gozar	gozaste	you enjoyed	you did enjoy	du hast genossen
organizar	organizaste	you organized	you did organize	du hast organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -aste ending says you did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

The pronoun TÚ does not need to be stated in the preterite.

It is already clear by the ending that TÚ is doing the action.

If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Él form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -ó to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what he did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazó	he hugged	he did hug	er hat umarmt
analizar	analizó	he analyzed	he did analyze	er hat analysiert
bostezar	bostezó	he yawned	he did yawn	er hat gegähnt
cazar	cazó	he hunted	he did hunt	er hat gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizó	he emphasized	he did emphasize	er hat betont
gozar	gozó	he enjoyed	he did enjoy	er hat genossen
organizar	organizó	he organized	he did organize	er hat organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -ó ending says he did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

Be very careful in the pronunciation of this form, as the present indicative yo form stresses the penultimate syllable and doesn't have this written accent.

You need to identify who is doing the action in this verb form: ÉL, ELLA, or USTED

Once you have identified that ÉL is the subject, you can leave the pronoun out.

The ÉL will be understood, because of the ending.

If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -ó to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what she did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazó	she hugged	she did hug	sie hat umarmt
analizar	analizó	she analyzed	she did analyze	sie hat analysiert
bostezar	bostezó	she yawned	she did yawn	sie hat gegähnt
cazar	cazó	she hunted	she did hunt	sie hat gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizó	she emphasized	she did emphasize	sie hat betont
gozar	gozó	she enjoyed	she did enjoy	sie hat genossen
organizar	organizó	she organized	she did organize	sie hat organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -ó ending says she did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

Be very careful in the pronunciation of this form, as the present indicative yo form stresses the penultimate syllable and doesn't have this written accent.

You need to identify who is doing the action in this verb form: ÉL, ELLA, or USTED

Once you have identified that ELLA is the subject, you can leave the pronoun out.

The ELLA will be understood, because of the ending.

If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Usted form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -ó to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what you did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazó	you hugged	you did hug	Sie haben umarmt
analizar	analizó	you analyzed	you did analyze	Sie haben analysiert
bostezar	bostezó	you yawned	you did yawn	Sie haben gegähnt
cazar	cazó	you hunted	you did hunt	Sie haben gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizó	you emphasized	you did emphasize	Sie haben betont
gozar	gozó	you enjoyed	you did enjoy	Sie haben genossen
organizar	organizó	you organized	you did organize	Sie haben organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -ó ending says you did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

Be very careful in the pronunciation of this form, as the present indicative yo form stresses the penultimate syllable and doesn't have this written accent.

You need to identify who is doing the action in this verb form: ÉL, ELLA, or USTED

Once you have identified that USTED is the subject, you can leave the pronoun out.

The USTED will be understood, because of the ending.

If you do add the USTED, it usually adds emphasis, saying you did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Nosotros & Nosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -amos to the stem.

Notice that the NOSOTROS form is exactly the same in the present & preterite tenses.

		This is the event.	This is what we did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazamos	we hugged	we did hug	wir haben umarmt
analizar	analizamos	we analyzed	we did analyze	wir haben analysiert
bostezar	bostezamos	we yawned	we did yawn	wir haben gegähnt
cazar	cazamos	we hunted	we did hunt	wir haben gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizamos	we emphasized	we did emphasize	wir haben betont
gozar	gozamos	we enjoyed	we did enjoy	wir haben genossen
organizar	organizamos	we organized	we did organize	wir haben organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -amos ending says we did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

Once you have clarified who WE is, the pronoun NOSOTROS does not need to be stated in the preterite.

It is already clear by the ending that NOSOTROS is doing the action.

If you did add the NOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying we did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Vosotros & Vosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -asteis to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what y'all did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazasteis	y'all hugged	y'all did hug	ihr habt umarmt
analizar	analizasteis	y'all analyzed	y'all did analyze	ihr habt analysiert
bostezar	bostezasteis	y'all yawned	y'all did yawn	ihr habt gegähnt
cazar	cazasteis	y'all hunted	y'all did hunt	ihr habt gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizasteis	y'all emphasized	y'all did emphasize	ihr habt betont
gozar	gozasteis	y'all enjoyed	y'all did enjoy	ihr habt genossen
organizar	organizasteis	y'all organized	y'all did organize	ihr habt organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -asteis ending says y'all did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

Once you have clarified who Y'ALL is, the pronoun VOSOTROS does not need to be stated in the preterite.

It is already clear by the ending that VOSOTROS is doing the action.

If you did add the VOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying Y'ALL did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Ellos form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -aron to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what they did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazaron	they hugged	they did hug	sie haben umarmt
analizar	analizaron	they analyzed	they did analyze	sie haben analysiert
bostezar	bostezaron	they yawned	they did yawn	sie haben gegähnt
cazar	cazaron	they hunted	they did hunt	sie haben gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizaron	they emphasized	they did emphasize	sie haben betont
gozar	gozaron	they enjoyed	they did enjoy	sie haben genossen
organizar	organizaron	they organized	they did organize	sie haben organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -aron ending says they did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

This form is important, as it is used to form the past subjunctive forms.

You need to identify who is doing the action in this verb form: ELLOS, ELLAS, or USTEDES.

Once you have identified that ELLOS is the subject, you can leave the pronoun out.

The ELLOS will be understood, because of the ending.

If you do add the ELLOS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Ellas form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -aron to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what they did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazaron	they hugged	they did hug	sie haben umarmt
analizar	analizaron	they analyzed	they did analyze	sie haben analysiert
bostezar	bostezaron	they yawned	they did yawn	sie haben gegähnt
cazar	cazaron	they hunted	they did hunt	sie haben gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizaron	they emphasized	they did emphasize	sie haben betont
gozar	gozaron	they enjoyed	they did enjoy	sie haben genossen
organizar	organizaron	they organized	they did organize	sie haben organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -aron ending says they did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

This form is important, as it is used to form the past subjunctive forms.

You need to identify who is doing the action in this verb form: ELLOS, ELLAS, or USTEDES.

Once you have identified that ELLAS is the subject, you can leave the pronoun out.

The ELLAS will be understood, because of the ending.

If you do add the ELLAS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

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Preterite Tense: -ZAR verb conjugation

Ustedes form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive and add -aron to the stem.

		This is the event.	This is what you did.	deutsch
abrazar	abrazaron	you hugged	you did hug	Sie haben umarmt
analizar	analizaron	you analyzed	you did analyze	Sie haben analysiert
bostezar	bostezaron	you yawned	you did yawn	Sie haben gegähnt
cazar	cazaron	you hunted	you did hunt	Sie haben gejagt
enfatizar	enfatizaron	you emphasized	you did emphasize	Sie haben betont
gozar	gozaron	you enjoyed	you did enjoy	Sie haben genossen
organizar	organizaron	you organized	you did organize	Sie haben organisiert

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the -aron ending says they did this action, and it is an event that occurred in the past.

This form is important, as it is used to form the past subjunctive forms.

You need to identify who is doing the action in this verb form: ELLOS, ELLAS, or USTEDES.

Once you have identified that USTEDES is the subject, you can leave the pronoun out.

The USTEDES will be understood, because of the ending.

If you do add the USTEDES, it usually adds emphasis, saying they did ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

More information concerning the preterite tense