10.6.7

Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'ZAR'-'C'

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Spelling Changes ('ZAR' → 'C')

Verbs ending in ‘zar’ all have irregular stems in the present subjunctive for spelling reasons. Change the ‘z’ for a ‘c’. For example:

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Alcanzar - to reach

  • Alcance - I reach.
  • Alcances - you reach.
  • Alcance - he/she reaches / you reach (formal).
  • Alcancemos - we reach.
  • Alcancéis - you reach (plural).
  • Alcancen - they reach / you reach (formal plural).
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Almorzar - to have lunch

  • Note that 'almorzar' is irregular in the present tense and keeps that pattern as well.
    • Almuerce - I have lunch.
    • Almuerces - you have lunch.
    • Almuerce - he/she has lunch / you have lunch (formal).
    • Almorcemos - we have lunch.
    • Almorcéis - you have lunch (plural).
    • Almuercen - they have lunch / you have lunch (formal plural).
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Comenzar - to start

  • Note that 'comenzar' is irregular in the present tense and keeps that pattern as well.
    • Comience - I start.
    • Comiences - you start.
    • Comience - he/she starts / you start (formal).
    • Comencemos - we start.
    • Comencéis - you start (plural).
    • Comiencen - they start / you start (formal plural).

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