enriquecer Present Conjugation
enriquecer — to enrich
Enriquecer has a 'yo' irregularity (enriquezco), but follows regular -er patterns for all other people.
enriquecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe ongoing ways someone adds value to something, or to state general facts about how things like travel or reading broaden the mind.
Notes on enriquecer in the Present
This is a 'zc' verb. In the 'yo' form, the 'c' changes to 'zc' (enriquezco) to maintain the soft 'th' or 's' sound before the 'o'. The rest of the forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Yo enriquezco mi vocabulario leyendo cada día.
I enrich my vocabulary by reading every day.
yo
El viaje enriquece mucho a los estudiantes.
The trip enriches the students a lot.
él/ella/usted
Estas actividades enriquecen la vida comunitaria.
These activities enrich community life.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enriqueco
Correct: enriquezco
Why: Verbs ending in -ecer almost always require the 'zc' in the first person singular to preserve the pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: enriquecí
Enriquecer is completely regular in the preterite: enriquecí, enriqueciste, enriqueció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: enriquecía
The imperfect of enriquecer is regular: enriquecía, enriquecías, enriquecía...
Future
yo: enriqueceré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the full infinitive enriquecer.
Conditional
yo: enriquecería
Regular conditional: enriquecería, enriquecerías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enriquezca
All forms use the 'zc' stem: enriquezca, enriquezcas, enriquezca...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enriqueciera
Based on the preterite 'enriquecieron' stem: enriqueciera, enriquecieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enriquece
Commands to add value: enriquece (tú), enriquezca (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enriquezcas
All negative commands use the 'zc' subjunctive stem: no enriquezcas, no enriquezca.