erradicar Present Conjugation
erradicar — to eradicate
Erradicar is completely regular in the present tense: erradico, erradicas, erradica, erradicamos, erradicáis, erradican.
erradicar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for general facts about elimination efforts or current habits regarding removing something unwanted.
Notes on erradicar in the Present
The verb is fully regular here. The 'c' stays a 'c' because it is followed by 'o' or 'a', which naturally produces the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Yo erradico las malas hierbas cada fin de semana.
I eradicate the weeds every weekend.
yo
Esta nueva ley erradica los privilegios injustos.
This new law eradicates unfair privileges.
él/ella/usted
Ellos erradican el analfabetismo con este programa.
They are eradicating illiteracy with this program.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: erradiquo
Correct: erradico
Why: The 'qu' spelling change is only needed before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'o', the 'c' is already hard.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: erradiqué
Erradicar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: erradiqué, erradicaste, erradicó, erradicamos, erradicasteis, erradicaron.
Imperfect
yo: erradicaba
The imperfect of erradicar is regular: erradicaba, erradicabas, erradicaba, erradicábamos, erradicabais, erradicaban.
Future
yo: erradicaré
The future of erradicar is regular: erradicaré, erradicarás, erradicará, erradicaremos, erradicaréis, erradicarán.
Conditional
yo: erradicaría
The conditional of erradicar is regular: erradicaría, erradicarías, erradicaría, erradicaríamos, erradicaríais, erradicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: erradique
Erradicar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all persons: erradique, erradiques, erradique, erradiquemos, erradiquéis, erradiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: erradicara
The imperfect subjunctive of erradicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: erradicara, erradicaras, erradicara, erradicáramos, erradicarais, erradicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: erradica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (erradica) and 'vosotros' (erradicad), but the spelling change 'qu' for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no erradiques
All negative commands for erradicar use the 'qu' spelling change: no erradiques, no erradique, no erradiquemos, no erradiquéis, no erradiquen.