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Conjugation: empecé

Note that the "z" in the root changes to a "c" in front of the "e". Because "ze" is not allowed in Spanish, the "z" transitions to a "ce". This is the same with any verb that ends in "zar" in the preterite tense yo form and in the present subjunctive.

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What is the grammatical structure and conjugation of the word 'hang' including the past tense of the word?

There are two forms of the past tense of hang, depending on the sense. Normally the preterite and past participle is hung: I hung the picture on the wall. It was hung on a hook. But in the special sense of capital punishment, the preterite and past participle is hanged: They hanged the criminal. He was hanged by the neck.


Has is the past tense or present tense?

"Has" is the present tense form of the verb "have." The past tense form of "has" is "had."


What is the noun form of the word tense?

Tense is a noun when talking about a grammatical tense. The noun form for the adjective tense or the verb tense is tenseness. Another noun form is tension.


What is the present tense form of were?

The present tense form of "were" is "are."


Why do -car and -gar verbs in Spanish change spelling in the first person of the preterite?

This is what is classified as an "orthographic change". In simple terms, if the spelling was not changed the sound of the word would be very different from other conjugations and the infinitive.For example, if we look at a -car verb like "tocar" and conjugated it without doing the spelling change (e.g. incorrectly), the "yo" form in the preterite would be "toce" and pronounced like "toe-say". This changes the sound from the hard "c" in "tocaste", "toco" to a soft "c". By changing the spelling of the "yo" form in the preterite to "toque", it will be pronounced as "toe-kay", keeping the hard "c" sound.The same issue applies if we look at a -gar verb like "pagar". If we conjugated it without doing the spelling change (e.g. incorrectly), the "yo" form in the preterite would be "page" and pronounced like "pah-hay". This changes the sound from the hard "g" in "pagaste", "pago" to a soft "g" - which sounds like an "h" in English. By changing the spelling of the "yo" form in the preterite to "pague", it will be pronounced as "pah-gay", keeping the hard "g" sound.

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What is the preterite form of the verb empezar?

You probably mean "empezar," because there is no word "empiezar." The first person singular, present tense of empezar is empiezo. Empezar is a stem changing verb. Empezar means "to begin" or "to start."


What does Escribiste mean?

In Spanish, it is the preterite form (past tense) of escribir "to write". It means "you wrote" or "you did write"


What part of speech is composer?

Composed is the preterite and the past participle of the verb compose; and it is an adjective.


What is the Uds form of the verb dormirse in the preterite tense?

Present indicative conjugation of dormir: duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, dormís, duermen


How do you ask questions in spanish using the preterite tense?

For the preterite form, you just need to learn the endings for -ar verbs, -er and -ir verbs. for example: hablar: hablé hablaste habló hablamos hablasteis hablaron both -er and -ir verbs have the same endings in the preterite comer comí comiste comió comimos comisteis comieron abrir abrí abriste abrió abrimos abristeis abrieron


What is the preterite form of responder?

Respondí, respondiste, respondió, respondimos, respondisteis, respondieron


What is the grammatical structure and conjugation of the word 'hang' including the past tense of the word?

There are two forms of the past tense of hang, depending on the sense. Normally the preterite and past participle is hung: I hung the picture on the wall. It was hung on a hook. But in the special sense of capital punishment, the preterite and past participle is hanged: They hanged the criminal. He was hanged by the neck.


What does the German word which mean in English?

wich is the preterite form of "weichen" which means "to soften"


Are the preterite and imperfect the same as impersonal in spanish?

No. The preterit and imperfect tenses are forms of the past tense and express when an action occurred. An impersonal expression is one in which a general statement (or question) is made and the verb applied is not carried out by a specified subject. The impersonal form is not a type of tense.


What does llegue mean in spanish?

Llegue is the preterite yo form of the verb "Llegar". It means "I arrived".


Has is the past tense or present tense?

"Has" is the present tense form of the verb "have." The past tense form of "has" is "had."


What is the noun form of the word tense?

Tense is a noun when talking about a grammatical tense. The noun form for the adjective tense or the verb tense is tenseness. Another noun form is tension.