A Spanish spelling change that occurs with verbs ending in -car and -gar in the yo form (first person singular) of the present tense, as well as in the preterite tense, is the introduction of a spelling change to maintain the pronunciation of the original verb form.
For example, the verb "tocar" (to touch) changes to "toqué" in the preterite tense and "toque" in the present tense. Similarly, the verb "jugar" (to play) changes to "jugué" in the preterite tense and "juegue" in the present tense.
This spelling change is necessary to preserve the soft pronunciation of the "c" and "g" before the vowels "e" and "i" in these verb forms.
what is a Spanish spelling change, -car, -gar
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