Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: ER & IR Verbs with "Yo" form ending in -zco


ER	aparecer	to appear	auftauchen, erscheinen
	conocer	to know, be familiar with	kennen
	crecer	to grow	wachsen
	establecer	to establish	begründen
	parecer	to seem, appear	scheinen

IR	conducir	to drive, conduct	fahren, führen
	deducir	to deduce, deduct	deduzieren
	introducir	to introduce	vorstellen
	producir	to produce	produzieren, herstellen

There are no AR verbs for this category.

This change only occurs in the yo form. All other forms are conjugated normally.

Drop the -er or the -ir: That's the stem !!

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -cer or -cir from the end of the infinitive and add -zco to the stem.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

ER					deutsch
aparecer	aparezco	I show up	I do show up	I'm showing up	ich tauche auf
conocer	conozco	I know	I do know	I'm knowing	ich kenne
crecer	crezco	I grow	I do grow	I'm growing	ich wachse
establecer	establezco	I establish	I do establish	I'm establishing	ich begründe
parecer	parezco	I seem, resemble	I do seem, resemble	I'm seeming, resembling	ich gleiche

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR
conducir	conduzco	I drive	I do drive	I'm driving	ich fahre, führe
deducir	deduzco	I deduce, deduct	I do deduce, deduct	I'm deducing, deducting	ich deduziere
introducir	introduzco	I introduce	I do introduce	I'm introducing	ich stelle vor
producir	produzco	I produce	I do produce	I'm producing	ich stelle her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -zco ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Tú form

The tú form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -es to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	apareces	you show up	you do show up	you're showing up	du tauchst auf
conocer	conoces	you know	you do know	you're knowing	du kennst
crecer	creces	you grow	you do grow	you're growing	du wächst
establecer	estableces	you establish	you do establish	you're establishing	du begründest
parecer	pareces	you seem, resemble	you do seem, resemble	you're seeming, resembling	du gleichst

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conduces	you drive	you do drive	you're driving	du fährst, führst
deducir	deduces	you deduce, deduct	you do deduce, deduct	you're deducing, deducting	du deduzierst
introducir	introduces	you introduce	you do introduce	you're introducing	du stellst vor
producir	produces	you produce	you do produce	you're producing	du stellst her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Do you _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -es ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Él form

The él form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -e to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	aparece	he shows up	he does show up	he's showing up	er taucht auf
conocer	conoce	he knows	he does know	he's knowing	er kennt
crecer	crece	he grows	he does grow	he's growing	er wächst
establecer	establece	he establishes	he does establish	he's establishing	er begründet
parecer	parece	he seems, resembles	he does seem, resemble	he's seeming, resembling	er gleicht

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conduce	he drives	he does drive	he's driving	er fährt, führt
deducir	deduce	he deduces, deducts	he does deduce, deduct	he's deducing, deducting	er deduziert
introducir	introduce	he introduces	he does introduce	he's introducing	er stellt vor
producir	produce	he produces	he does produce	he's producing	er stellt her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Does he _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -e ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ÉL is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ÉL. If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Ella form

The ella form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -e to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	aparece	she shows up	she does show up	she's showing up	sie taucht auf
conocer	conoce	she knows	she does know	she's knowing	sie kennt
crecer	crece	she grows	she does grow	she's growing	sie wächst
establecer	establece	she establishes	she does establish	she's establishing	sie begründet
parecer	parece	she seems, resembles	she does seem, resemble	she's seeming, resembling	sie gleicht

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conduce	she drives	she does drive	she's driving	sie fährt, führt
deducir	deduce	she deduces, deducts	she does deduce, deduct	she's deducing, deducting	sie deduziert
introducir	introduce	she introduces	she does introduce	she's introducing	sie stellt vor
producir	produce	she produces	she does produce	she's producing	sie stellt her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Does she _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -e ending says she is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLA is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLA. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Usted form

The usted form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -e to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	aparece	you show up	you do show up	you're showing up	Sie tauchen auf
conocer	conoce	you know	you do know	you're knowing	Sie kennen
crecer	crece	you grow	you do grow	you're growing	Sie wachsen
establecer	establece	you establish	you do establish	you're establishing	Sie begründen
parecer	parece	you seem, resemble	you do seem, resemble	you're seeming, resembling	Sie gleichen

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conduce	you drive	you do drive	you're driving	Sie fahren, führen
deducir	deduce	you deduce, deduct	you do deduce, deduct	you're deducing, deducting	Sie deduzieren
introducir	introduce	you introduce	you do introduce	you're introducing	Sie stellen vor
producir	produce	you produce	you do produce	you're producing	Sie stellen her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Do you _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -e ending says a You is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTED is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTED. If you do add the USTED, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Nosotros & Nosotras form

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -emos to the stem.

ER					deutsch
aparecer	aparecemos	we show up	we do show up	we're showing up	wir tauchen auf
conocer	conocemos	we know	we do know	we're knowing	wir kennen
crecer	crecemos	we grow	we do grow	we're growing	wir wachsen
establecer	establecemos	we establish	we do establish	we're establishing	wir begründen
parecer	parecemos	we seem, resemble	we do seem, resemble	we're seeming, resembling	wir gleichen

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -imos to the stem.

IR
conducir	conducimos	we drive	we do drive	we're driving	wir fahren, führen
deducir	deducimos	we deduce, deduct	we do deduce, deduct	we're deducing, deducting	wir deduzieren
introducir	introducimos	we introduce	we do introduce	we're introducing	wir stellen vor
producir	producimos	we produce	we do produce	we're producing	wir stellen her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -mos ending says we are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The NOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say NOSOTROS. If you do add the NOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying we dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Vosotros & Vosotras form

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -éis to the stem.

ER					deutsch
aparecer	aparecéis	y'all show up	y'all do show up	y'all are showing up	ihr taucht auf
conocer	conocéis	y'all know	y'all do know	y'all are knowing	ihr kennt
crecer	crecéis	y'all grow	y'all do grow	y'all are growing	ihr wachst
establecer	establecéis	y'all establish	y'all do establish	y'all are establishing	ihr begründet
parecer	parecéis	y'all seem, resemble	y'all do seem, resemble	y'all are seeming, resembling	ihr gleicht

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -ís to the stem.

IR
conducir	conducís	y'all drive	y'all do drive	y'all are driving	ihr fahrt, führt
deducir	deducís	y'all deduce, deduct	y'all do deduce, deduct	y'all are deducing, deducting	ihr deduziert
introducir	introducís	y'all introduce	y'all do introduce	y'all are introducing	ihr stellt vor
producir	producís	y'all produce	y'all do produce	y'all are producing	ihr stellt her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -éis & -ís endings say that y'all are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The VOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say VOSOTROS. If you do add the VOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying y'all dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Ellos form

The ellos form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop they -er or -ir from the end of they infinitive and add -en to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	aparecen	they show up	they do show up	they're showing up	sie tauchen auf
conocer	conocen	they know	they do know	they're knowing	sie kennen
crecer	crecen	they grow	they do grow	they're growing	sie wachsen
establecer	establecen	they establish	they do establish	they're establishing	sie begründen
parecer	parecen	they seem, resemble	they do seem, resemble	they're seeming, resembling	sie gleichen

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conducen	they drive	they do drive	they're driving	sie fahren, führen
deducir	deducen	they deduce, deduct	they do deduce, deduct	they're deducing, deducting	sie deduzieren
introducir	introducen	they introduce	they do introduce	they're introducing	sie stellen vor
producir	producen	they produce	they do produce	they're producing	sie stellen her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Do they _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

they ELLOS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLOS. If you do add the ELLOS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Ellas form

The ellas form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop they -er or -ir from the end of they infinitive and add -en to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	aparecen	they show up	they do show up	they're showing up	sie tauchen auf
conocer	conocen	they know	they do know	they're knowing	sie kennen
crecer	crecen	they grow	they do grow	they're growing	sie wachsen
establecer	establecen	they establish	they do establish	they're establishing	sie begründen
parecer	parecen	they seem, resemble	they do seem, resemble	they're seeming, resembling	sie gleichen

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conducen	they drive	they do drive	they're driving	sie fahren, führen
deducir	deducen	they deduce, deduct	they do deduce, deduct	they're deducing, deducting	sie deduzieren
introducir	introducen	they introduce	they do introduce	they're introducing	sie stellen vor
producir	producen	they produce	they do produce	they're producing	sie stellen her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Do they _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ellas is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ellas. If you do add the ellas, it usually adds emphasis, saying they dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -zco verb

Ustedes form

The ustedes form of these verbs is not affected, and follows normal patterns for -er & -ir verb conjugation.

To make this form, drop the -er or -ir from the end of the infinitive and add -en to the stem.

ER			*		deutsch
aparecer	aparecen	y'all show up	y'all do show up	y'all are showing up	Sie tauchen auf
conocer	conocen	y'all know	y'all do know	y'all are knowing	Sie kennen
crecer	crecen	y'all grow	y'all do grow	y'all are growing	Sie wachsen
establecer	establecen	y'all establish	y'all do establish	y'all are establishing	Sie begründen
parecer	parecen	y'all seem, resemble	y'all do seem, resemble	y'all are seeming, resembling	Sie gleichen

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ocer or -ecer.

IR			*
conducir	conducen	y'all drive	y'all do drive	y'all are driving	Sie fahren, führen
deducir	deducen	y'all deduce, deduct	y'all do deduce, deduct	y'all are deducing, deducting	Sie deduzieren
introducir	introducen	y'all introduce	y'all do introduce	y'all are introducing	Sie stellen vor
producir	producen	y'all produce	y'all do produce	y'all are producing	Sie stellen her

Notice that these verb infinitives end with -ucir.

* The "do" form is most often inverted into question form: "Do y'all _____?"

The stem (verb minus ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -en ending says y'all are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ustedes is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ustedes. If you do add the ustedes, it usually adds emphasis, saying y'all dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES