producir
M062 IrregularProducir — c→zc + irregular preterite (to produce)
c→zc + irregular preterite
9
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
Model for -ducir compounds: conducir, traducir, reducir, introducir, reproducir, deducir, inducir, seducir...
PRODUCIR combines two key irregular points:
- Present yo and present subjunctive with c→zc: produzco, produzca...
- Preterite with -duj- stem: produje, produjo, produjeron.
Other areas stay regular for an -ir verb (producía, produciré, produciría, producido).
Technical explanation
Professor note (Spain):
- Productive model for verbs ending in -ducir.
- Present indicative:
yo adds z before c: produzco, conduzco, traduzco; other persons stay regular (produces, produce, producimos...).
- Present subjunctive and derived imperative forms:
all persons use zc stem: produzca, produzcamos, produzcan.
- Preterite:
stem changes to -duj- with endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -eron:
produje, produjo, produjeron (not *produjieron).
- Imperfect and future subjunctive:
built from the same -duj- base: produjera, produjere.
- Future and conditional:
regular from infinitive: produciré, produciría.
- Non-personal and compound forms:
regular participle/gerund: producido, produciendo; compound tenses with haber.
Examples
- Hoy produzco menos ruido que ayer.
- Espero que traduzcas este texto con precisión.
- Ayer condujimos hasta Valencia.
- Si produjera más, reduciría costes.
Verbs following producir
Frequent -ducir verbs in this model:
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach as a compact chain: produzco -> produje -> produjera -> produciré.
1) Core compounds (high frequency)
Prioritize these in active practice.
2) Extension compounds
Useful in formal and academic contexts.
3) Teaching recommendation
Drill the contrast yo present vs preterite: produzco vs produje.
Present Indicative
yo
produzco
tú
produces
él/ella
produce
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
produzco
tú
produces
él/ella
produce
Regular anchor
yo
vivo
tú
vives
él/ella
vive
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
produje
tú
produjiste
él/ella
produjo
Regular anchor
yo
viví
tú
viviste
él/ella
vivió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
producía
tú
producías
él/ella
producía
Regular anchor
yo
vivía
tú
vivías
él/ella
vivía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
produciré
tú
producirás
él/ella
producirá
Regular anchor
yo
viviré
tú
vivirás
él/ella
vivirá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
produciría
tú
producirías
él/ella
produciría
Regular anchor
yo
viviría
tú
vivirías
él/ella
viviría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
produzca
tú
produzcas
él/ella
produzca
Regular anchor
yo
viva
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
produce
él/ella
produzca
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vive
él/ella
viva
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
produzcas
él/ella
produzca
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
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