cocer
M022 MixedCocer — mixed o→ue + c→z (to cook / boil)
o→ue + c→z
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verbs
Difficulty
Summary
COCER mixes stem change and spelling:
- present: cuezo, cueces, cuece, cocemos, cocéis, cuecen;
- present subjunctive/commands show c->z before a:
cueza, cozamos, cuezan.
Technical explanation
Professor note (Spain):
- Model for cocer and compounds (escocer, recocer).
- Present indicative:
o->ue in stressed forms and special yo cuezo.
- Present subjunctive:
cueza, cuezas, cueza, cozamos, cozáis, cuezan.
- Imperative:
cuece, cueza, cozamos, coced, cuezan.
- Preterite and other simple tenses:
regular -er chain (cocí, cocía, coceré, cocería).
- Participle/gerund:
regular (cocido, cociendo).
Examples
- Cuezo la pasta en agua con sal.
- No coced demasiado el arroz.
- Ese picante escuece mucho.
Verbs following cocer
Frequent verbs in this model:
Teacher guide (Spain)
Drill three anchors: cuezo, cozamos, cocí.
1) Core verbs
2) Teaching recommendation
Contrast cue- (stressed) vs co-/coz- (unstressed/subjunctive-nosotros).
Present Indicative
yo
cuezo
tú
cueces
él/ella
cuece
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
yo
cuezo
tú
cueces
él/ella
cuece
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
yo
cocí
tú
cociste
él/ella
coció
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
yo
cocía
tú
cocías
él/ella
cocía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
yo
coceré
tú
cocerás
él/ella
cocerá
Condicional simple
Conditional
yo
cocería
tú
cocerías
él/ella
cocería
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
yo
cueza
tú
cuezas
él/ella
cueza
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
yo
—
tú
cuece
él/ella
cueza
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
yo
—
tú
cuezas
él/ella
cueza
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