“J Changers” Conducir, Traducir, Producir, Reducir, Decir, Traer
J Changers Our book lists two important verbs for this category: Decir y Traer Here are some more that conjugate the same way. Conducir, Producir, Reducir, Traducir What do all of these verbs have in common? What is the exception?
Almost all J changers end in –cir in the infinitive The exception is Traer *This is one we just need to remember goes in the J changer irregulars Decir is also special It ends in –cir, but it also stem changes e i All the other verbs just change according to these “reglas”…….
Reglas específicas You add a “j” to the root of the verb You don’t just get rid of the –ir ending, you lose the whole –cir ending Ej: conducir condu Then you add a “j” Ej: conducir conduj Now we need some endings……
Las terminaciones They use a mix of the –ar and –er/ir endings They don’t have any accents! These are very similar to what other irregular category? What is different? eimos isteX oeron* Los Raros Ellos form
ejemplos
Conducir CondujeCondujimos CondujisteX CondujoCondujeron
Traer TrajeTrajimos TrajisteX TrajoTrajeron
Decir (*hay muchas cosas recordar con este verbo especial*) DijeDijeDijimos DijisteX DijoDijoDijeron
Un poco de práctica 1. They brought Ellos trajeron 2. You told me Tú me dijiste 3. He translated Ud. tradujo 4. I drove Yo conduje 5. We reduced Nosotros redujimos 6. They produced Ellos produjeron