
carecer Preterite Conjugation
carecer — to lack
carecer Preterite Forms
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: carezco
The present of carecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (carezco), but regular elsewhere.
Imperfect
yo: carecía
The imperfect of carecer is regular: carecía, carecías, carecía, carecíamos, carecíais, carecían.
Future
yo: careceré
The future of carecer is regular: careceré, carecerás, carecerá, careceremos, careceréis, carecerán.
Conditional
yo: carecería
The conditional of carecer is regular: carecería, carecerías, carecería, careceríamos, careceríais, carecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: carezca
The present subjunctive of carecer uses the 'carezc-' stem for all forms: carezca, carezcas, carezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: careciera
The imperfect subjunctive of carecer uses the 'carecie-' stem: careciera, carecieras, careciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: carece
The imperative of carecer uses 'carece' (tú) and 'carezca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no carezcas
The negative imperative of carecer always uses the 'carezc-' stem: no carezcas, no carezca, etc.