enloquecer Present Conjugation
enloquecer — to go crazy
Enloquecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (enloquezco), but regular for all other persons.
enloquecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe things that drive you crazy habitually or to express that someone is currently losing their mind over something.
Notes on enloquecer in the Present
This verb follows the -ecer pattern: the 'c' changes to 'zc' in the first person singular (yo) to maintain a soft 'th/s' sound before the 'o'.
Example Sentences
Yo enloquezco con el ruido del tráfico.
I go crazy with the traffic noise.
yo
Esa canción me enloquece.
That song drives me crazy.
él/ella/usted
Tus ideas nos enloquecen a todos.
Your ideas drive us all crazy.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enloqueco' for the yo form.
Correct: The correct form is enloquezco.
Why: Verbs ending in -ecer require a 'z' before the 'c' in the first person present.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: enloquecí
Enloquecer is regular in the preterite: enloquecí, enloqueciste, enloqueció, enloquecimos, enloquecisteis, enloquecieron.
Imperfect
yo: enloquecía
The imperfect of enloquecer is regular: enloquecía, enloquecías, enloquecía, enloquecíamos, enloquecíais, enloquecían.
Future
yo: enloqueceré
The future of enloquecer is regular: enloqueceré, enloquecerás, enloquecerá, enloqueceremos, enloqueceréis, enloquecerán.
Conditional
yo: enloquecería
The conditional of enloquecer is regular: enloquecería, enloquecerías, enloquecería, enloqueceríamos, enloqueceríais, enloquecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enloquezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: enloquezca, enloquezcas, enloquezca, enloquezcamos, enloquezcáis, enloquezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enloqueciera
The imperfect subjunctive of enloquecer is regular: enloqueciera, enloquecieras, enloqueciera, enloqueciéramos, enloquecierais, enloquecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enloquece
The imperative uses 'enloquece' (tú) and 'enloquezca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enloquezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no enloquezcas, no enloquezca, no enloquezcamos, no enloquezcáis, no enloquezcan.