zurcir
M086 OrthographicZurcir — orthographic c→z before a/o (to darn / mend)
c→z before a/o
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verbs
Difficulty
Summary
ZURCIR follows c->z before a/o in present family forms:
zurzo, zurza, zurzamos.
The rest is regular from infinitive: zurcí, zurcía, zurciré.
Technical explanation
Professor note (Spain):
- Present indicative:
yo zurzo; other persons with regular stem (zurces, zurce, zurcimos...).
- Present subjunctive:
zurza, zurzas, zurza, zurzamos, zurzáis, zurzan.
- Imperative:
zurce, zurza, zurzamos, zurcid, zurzan.
- Other simple/compound tenses:
regular from infinitive.
Examples
- Zurzo el abrigo antes de salir.
- No zurzáis esa parte sin revisar la costura.
- Ayer zurcimos dos camisas.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Use one contrast chain: zurzo -> zurza -> zurcí.
1) Core verbs
2) Teaching recommendation
Drill the z-forms in present family against regular preterite/future forms.
Present Indicative
yo
zurzo
tú
zurces
él/ella
zurce
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
zurzo
tú
zurces
él/ella
zurce
Regular anchor
yo
vivo
tú
vives
él/ella
vive
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
zurcí
tú
zurciste
él/ella
zurció
Regular anchor
yo
viví
tú
viviste
él/ella
vivió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
zurcía
tú
zurcías
él/ella
zurcía
Regular anchor
yo
vivía
tú
vivías
él/ella
vivía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
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yo
zurciré
tú
zurcirás
él/ella
zurcirá
Regular anchor
yo
viviré
tú
vivirás
él/ella
vivirá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
zurciría
tú
zurcirías
él/ella
zurciría
Regular anchor
yo
viviría
tú
vivirías
él/ella
viviría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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yo
zurza
tú
zurzas
él/ella
zurza
Regular anchor
yo
viva
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
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yo
—
tú
zurce
él/ella
zurza
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vive
él/ella
viva
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
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yo
—
tú
zurzas
él/ella
zurza
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
vivas
él/ella
viva
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