Extra Credit Study Sheet

EXTRA CREDIT STUDY SHEET
This extra credit assignment will be worth 10 points that will be added into the Skills section of the gradebook. This has the potential to increase your grade by around 3% - 4%.

Make a study sheet for yourself covering all aspects of the preterite. You will cover all 10 topics listed below. You may change the order but all topics must be covered completely. For each topic, you must include an explanation of what it is and how it works, and you must have examples. For the different irregular stem topics ("u", "i", "j"), you must give ALL verbs for the topic. DUE ON TUESDAY 1 MARCH, NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED! Neat, complete, and correct! NO COPYING directly from another source, the sheet must be in your words. By hand is preferable.

Topics:
1. Regular -ar verbs in preterite
2. Regular -er and -ir verbs in preterite
3. Irregular stems - "u" category
4. Irregular stems - "i" group
5. Irregular stems - "j" group (change in 3rd pers. plural)
6. Irregular stem endings
7. Spelling changes - -car, -gar, -zar, hacer in 3rd pers. singular
8. Spelling changes - i to y transformation
9. -ir verbs that have stem change in present have stem change in preterite (sandal verbs)
10. Other irregulars - ser/ir, ver/dar, reir

* This MUST be complete to get the credit, you are not allowed to leave off some topics that you feel you already know.
* All topics must be explained as if to someone who has not studied it, and there must be correct examples for each topic.
* You can use your flashcards, websites (there are some good links on the blog), worksheets I have handed out to you, and your own knowledge to create the study sheet.

Links:
Regular -ar, -er, and -ir preterite tense
Irregular Preterite -car/-gar/-zar, ser/ir, dar/ver
-ir stem change in preterite
a different -ir verb with stem change explanation
Irregular stems and endings
Irregular stem verbs
Also, see blog entries on Feb 8 and 15 (in Spanish, the numbers for the dates are reverse, so those entries are labelled 8/2 and 15/2) for Irregular Stem lists and explanations.