Verbs with spelling changes verbs ending in cer and cir

Robert C Watson

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This 3 page English-Spanish handout and worksheet is about the spelling changes of present indicative tense verbs ending in cer and cir. It is intended for English speakers who are learning Spanish.

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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes - Verbs Ending In C

er

And

Cir

Verbs ending in

cer

and

cir

change their spelling in the

first person singular

of the present indicative tense.

When the

stem

of the verb ends in

n

or

r

, the

c

from the ending

cer

or

cir

changes to

z

.

Here are some other verbs ending in

cer

and

cir.

They have a

stem

that ends in

n

or

r.

ejercer

–

to practice

vencer

–

to defeat

fruncir

–

to frown

zurcir

–

to darn

When the

stem

of the verb ends in a

vowel

, a

z

is added before the

c

.

Here are some other verbs ending in

cer

and

cir.

They have a

stem

that ends in a

vowel

.

aborrecer

–

to detest

apetecer

–

to feel an

urge for

desaparecer

–

to

disappear

introducir

–

to

introduce

reconocer

–

to

recognize

agradecer

–

to thank

deducir

–

to deduce

inducir

–

to induce

nacer

–

to be born

reducir

–

to reduce

Convencer

–

to convince

yo convenzo

tú convences

él convence

ella convence

usted convence

nosotros convencemos

nosotras convencemos

vosotros convencéis

vosotras convencéis

ellos convencen

ellas convencen

ustedes convencen

Esparcir

–

to scatter

yo esparzo

tú esparces

él esparce

ella esparce

usted esparce

nosotros esparcimos

nosotras esparcimos

vosotros esparcís

vosotras esparcís

ellos esparcen

ellas esparcen

ustedes esparcen

Conocer

–

to know

yo conozco

tú conoces

él conoce

ella conoce

usted conoce

nosotros conocemos

nosotras conocemos

vosotros conocéis

vosotras conocéis

ellos conocen

ellas conocen

ustedes conocen

Conducir

–

to drive

yo conduzco

tú conduces

él conduce

ella conduce

usted conduce

nosotros conducimos

nosotras conducimos

vosotros conducís

vosotras conducís

ellos conducen

ellas conducen

ustedes conducen