Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (88 page)

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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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Notice that “publiqué” ends in “qué” instead of “cé.” Verbs that end in “car” in the infinitive end in “qué” in the first person past, in order to retain the hard “k” sound. The “qué” is pronounced “ke” as in “ kept.”

INFINITIVE
FIRST PERSON PAST
THIRD PERSON PAST
atacar,
to attack
ataqué,
I attacked
atacó,
you attacked
fabricar,
to manufacture
fabriqué,
I manufactured
fabricó,
you manufactured
criticar,
to criticize
critiqué,
I criticized
criticó,
you criticized
sacrificar,
to sacrifice
sacrifiqué,
I sacrificed
sacrificó,
you sacrificed
practicar,
to practice
practiqué,
I practiced
practicó,
you practiced
marcar,
to mark
marqué,
I marked
marcó,
you marked
complicar,
to complicate
compliqué,
I complicated
complicó,
you complicated
duplicar,
to duplicate
dupliqué,
I duplicated
duplicó,
you duplicated
dedicar,
to dedicate
dediqué,
I dedicated
dedicó,
you dedicated
indicar,
to indicate
indiqué,
I indicated
indicó,
you indicated
lubricar,
to lubricate
lubriqué,
I lubricated
lubricó,
you lubricated
explicar,
to explain
expliqué,
I explained
explicó, you
explained
pescar,
to fish
pesqué,
I fished
pescó,
you fished

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