ahincar
M011 MixedAhincar — mixed: accent í + c→qu (to press / insist)
Accent í + c→qu
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Summary
AHINCAR combines two patterns:
- stressed í in present family forms (ahínco, ahíncas, ahínca, ahíncan);
- c->qu before e (ahínque, ahinqué).
Unstressed present-family forms keep the plain stem:
ahincamos, ahincáis, ahinquemos, ahinquéis.
Technical explanation
Professor note (Spain):
- Present indicative:
ahínco, ahíncas, ahínca, ahincamos, ahincáis, ahíncan.
- Present subjunctive:
ahínque, ahínques, ahínque, ahinquemos, ahinquéis, ahínquen.
- Imperative:
ahínca, ahínque, ahinquemos, ahincad, ahínquen.
- Preterite yo:
ahinqué (orthographic c->qu before e).
- Future/conditional and compound tenses:
regular from infinitive (ahincaré, ahincaría, he ahincado).
Examples
- Ahínco los codos para terminar el proyecto.
- Espero que no ahinquéis más la herramienta.
- Ayer ahinqué la estaca en el suelo.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach the pair together: ahínco and ahinqué.
1) Core verbs
2) Teaching recommendation
Drill stressed í present-family forms against orthographic c->qu forms with e.
Present Indicative
yo
ahínco
tú
ahíncas
él/ella
ahínca
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
yo
ahínco
tú
ahíncas
él/ella
ahínca
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
yo
ahinqué
tú
ahincaste
él/ella
ahincó
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
yo
ahincaba
tú
ahincabas
él/ella
ahincaba
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
yo
ahincaré
tú
ahincarás
él/ella
ahincará
Condicional simple
Conditional
yo
ahincaría
tú
ahincarías
él/ella
ahincaría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
yo
ahínque
tú
ahínques
él/ella
ahínque
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
yo
—
tú
ahínca
él/ella
ahínque
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
yo
—
tú
ahínques
él/ella
ahínque
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