trocar
M080 MixedTrocar — mixed o→ue + c→qu (to exchange / swap)
o→ue + c→qu
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verbs
Difficulty
Summary
TROCAR combines two patterns:
- o->ue in stressed present forms (trueco, truecas, trueca, truecan);
- c->qu before e in forms such as troqué, trueque, troquemos.
Other tenses are regular from infinitive.
Technical explanation
Professor note (Spain):
- Present indicative:
trueco, truecas, trueca, trocamos, trocáis, truecan.
- Present subjunctive:
trueque, trueques, trueque, troquemos, troquéis, truequen.
- Imperative:
trueca, trueque, troquemos, trocad, truequen.
- Preterite and future chain:
troqué, trocó, trocaré, trocaría.
Examples
- Trueco ideas con el equipo cada semana.
- No troquéis los cables todavía.
- Ayer troqué un turno con Ana.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach the pair together: trueco and troqué.
1) Core verbs
2) Teaching recommendation
Contrast present diphthong forms with preterite yo spelling change.
Present Indicative
yo
trueco
tú
truecas
él/ella
trueca
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
trueco
tú
truecas
él/ella
trueca
Regular anchor
yo
hablo
tú
hablas
él/ella
habla
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
troqué
tú
trocaste
él/ella
trocó
Regular anchor
yo
hablé
tú
hablaste
él/ella
habló
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
trocaba
tú
trocabas
él/ella
trocaba
Regular anchor
yo
hablaba
tú
hablabas
él/ella
hablaba
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
trocaré
tú
trocarás
él/ella
trocará
Regular anchor
yo
hablaré
tú
hablarás
él/ella
hablará
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
trocaría
tú
trocarías
él/ella
trocaría
Regular anchor
yo
hablaría
tú
hablarías
él/ella
hablaría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
trueque
tú
trueques
él/ella
trueque
Regular anchor
yo
hable
tú
hables
él/ella
hable
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
trueca
él/ella
trueque
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
habla
él/ella
hable
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
trueques
él/ella
trueque
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
hables
él/ella
hable
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