delinquir
M030 OrthographicDelinquir — orthographic qu→c before a/o (to commit a crime)
qu→c before a/o
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verbs
Difficulty
Summary
DELINQUIR drops u from qu before a/o in the present family:
delinco, delinca, delincamos.
Other tenses stay regular from infinitive.
Technical explanation
Professor note (Spain):
- Present indicative:
yo delinco; other persons keep delinqu- before e/i (delinques, delinque...).
- Present subjunctive:
delinca, delincas, delinca, delincamos, delincáis, delincan.
- Imperative:
delinque, delinca, delincamos, delinquid, delincan.
- Preterite/future/conditional:
regular chain (delinquí, delinquiré, delinquiría).
Examples
- Delinco, luego respondo ante la ley.
- No delincáis por presión del grupo.
- Ayer delinquieron varios miembros de la banda.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach the orthographic trigger directly: qu->c before a/o.
1) Core verbs
2) Teaching recommendation
Contrast delinco/delinca with delinques/delinque.
Present Indicative
yo
delinco
tú
delinques
él/ella
delinque
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
delinco
tú
delinques
él/ella
delinque
Regular anchor
yo
vivo
tú
vives
él/ella
vive
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
delinquí
tú
delinquiste
él/ella
delinquyó
Regular anchor
yo
viví
tú
viviste
él/ella
vivió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
delinquía
tú
delinquías
él/ella
delinquía
Regular anchor
yo
vivía
tú
vivías
él/ella
vivía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
delinquiré
tú
delinquirás
él/ella
delinquirá
Regular anchor
yo
viviré
tú
vivirás
él/ella
vivirá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
delinquiría
tú
delinquirías
él/ella
delinquiría
Regular anchor
yo
viviría
tú
vivirías
él/ella
viviría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
delinca
tú
delincas
él/ella
delinca
Regular anchor
yo
viva
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
delinque
él/ella
delinca
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vive
él/ella
viva
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
delincas
él/ella
delinca
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
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