entristecer Present Conjugation
entristecer — to sadden
In the present tense, entristecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: entristezco.
entristecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe things that currently make someone sad or general truths about what causes sadness.
Notes on entristecer in the Present
This is a 'zco' verb. For the 'yo' form, the 'c' changes to 'zc' (entristezco) to maintain the soft 's' sound before the 'o'. All other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Example Sentences
Me entristezco cada vez que veo esa película.
I get sad every time I see that movie.
yo
Estas noticias entristecen a todo el mundo.
This news saddens everyone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ver la ciudad tan vacía me entristece.
Seeing the city so empty saddens me.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Yo entristeco
Correct: Yo entristezco
Why: Verbs ending in -ecer require the 'zc' spelling in the first person present to keep the pronunciation consistent.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: entristecí
The preterite of entristecer is regular: entristecí, entristeciste, entristeció, entristecimos, entristecisteis, entristecieron.
Imperfect
yo: entristecía
The imperfect of entristecer is regular: entristecía, entristecías, entristecía, entristecíamos, entristecíais, entristecían.
Future
yo: entristeceré
The future of entristecer is regular: entristeceré, entristecerás, entristecerá, entristeceremos, entristeceréis, entristecerán.
Conditional
yo: entristecería
The conditional of entristecer is regular: entristecería, entristecerías, entristecería, entristeceríamos, entristeceríais, entristecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entristezca
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form irregularity: entristezca, entristezcas, entristezca, entristezcamos, entristezcáis, entristezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entristeciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'entristecie-' stem: entristeciera, entristecieras, entristeciera, entristeciéramos, entristecierais, entristecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entristece
Commands for entristecer use entristece (tú) and the 'zc' forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entristezcas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entristezcas, no entristezca, no entristezcamos, no entristezcáis, no entristezcan.