erradicar Preterite Conjugation
erradicar — to eradicate
Erradicar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: erradiqué, erradicaste, erradicó, erradicamos, erradicasteis, erradicaron.
erradicar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about the specific moment a problem or disease was officially wiped out or eliminated.
Notes on erradicar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form changes 'c' to 'qu' (erradiqué) to preserve the hard 'k' sound before the 'é'. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Yo erradiqué las hormigas de mi jardín ayer.
I eradicated the ants from my garden yesterday.
yo
La organización erradicó la polio en esa región.
The organization eradicated polio in that region.
él/ella/usted
Casi erradicamos la plaga el verano pasado.
We almost eradicated the pest last summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: erradicé
Correct: erradiqué
Why: In Spanish, 'cé' is pronounced like 'sé'. To keep the 'k' sound of erradicar, you must use 'qué'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: erradico
Erradicar is completely regular in the present tense: erradico, erradicas, erradica, erradicamos, erradicáis, erradican.
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.