Some Spanish verbs end in -ducir. They undergo a consonant change when they are conjugated in the preterite tense.
Learn about -ducir verbs in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
Conducir, producir, introducir, traducir and other verbs ending in -ducir are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish but follow the same pattern, replacing ‑ducir with:
| yo | -duje |
| tú | -dujiste |
| él / ella / Ud. | -dujo |
| nosotros / nosotras | -dujimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | -dujisteis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | -dujeron |
Notice the -c- has become -j-. There's a full list of verbs following this pattern at the bottom.
It is also important to note that the ending for the ellos conjugation is -eron, not -ieron as in regular -ir verbs in El Pretérito Indefinido (ellos abrieron, ellos vivieron...)
Read and listen to these examples:
Verbs that follow this pattern are:
- producir (to produce)
- introducir (to introduce)
- traducir (to translate)
- conducir (to drive)
- reducir (to reduce)
- reproducir (to reproduce)
- seducir (to seduce)
See also List of Spanish irregular -ducir verbs and Irregulares en Indefinido/mismas terminaciones
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