Irregular AR Verbs (2/3)
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 10.5.5
Spelling Changes ('CAR' → 'QU')
To preserve the sound 'k', verbs that end in 'car' change ‘c’ to 'qu' in the subjunctive. For example:
Buscar - to look for, to search
- Busque - look for.
- Busques - you look for.
- Busque - he/she looks for.
- Busquemos - we look for.
- Busquéis - you look for.
- Busquen - they look for.
Sacar - to take out, to get
- Saque - I take.
- Saques - you take.
- Saque - he/she takes.
- Saquemos - we take.
- Saquéis - you take.
- Saquen - they take.
Publicar - to publish
- Publique - I publish.
- Publiques - you publish.
- Publique - he/she publishes.
- Publiquemos - we publish.
- Publiquéis - you publish.
- Publiquen - they publish.
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:
Alcanzar - to reach
- Alcance - I reach.
- Alcances - you reach.
- Alcance - he/she reaches.
- Alcancemos - we reach.
- Alcancéis - you reach.
- Alcancen - they reach.
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.
- Almorcemos - we have lunch.
- Almorcéis - you have lunch.
- Almuercen - they have lunch.
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.
- Comencemos - we start.
- Comencéis - you start.
- Comiencen - they start.
Test yourself on Irregular AR Verbs (2/3)
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