esparcir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
esparcir — to scatter
The present subjunctive of esparcir changes the 'c' to 'z' in all forms: esparza, esparzas, esparza, esparzamos, esparzáis, esparzan.
esparcir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when you want someone else to scatter something, or when expressing doubt or emotion about the act of spreading seeds, rumors, or ashes.
Notes on esparcir in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. To keep the soft 's' sound before the vowel 'a', the 'c' must change to a 'z'.
Example Sentences
Espero que esparzas las semillas de forma uniforme.
I hope you scatter the seeds evenly.
tú
Dudo que ellos esparzan rumores falsos.
I doubt that they are spreading false rumors.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El jardinero sugiere que esparzamos el abono ahora.
The gardener suggests that we scatter the fertilizer now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: esparca
Correct: esparza
Why: Using a 'c' before 'a' would create a hard 'k' sound (es-par-ka). The 'z' is required to maintain the soft 's' sound of the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esparzo
The present tense is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'z': esparzo.
Preterite
yo: esparcí
The preterite of esparcir is regular: esparcí, esparciste, esparció, esparcimos, esparcisteis, esparcieron.
Imperfect
yo: esparcía
The imperfect of esparcir is regular: esparcía, esparcías, esparcía, esparcíamos, esparcíais, esparcían.
Future
yo: esparciré
The future tense of esparcir is regular: esparciré, esparcirás, esparcirá, esparciremos, esparciréis, esparcirán.
Conditional
yo: esparciría
The conditional of esparcir is regular: esparciría, esparcirías, esparciría, esparciríamos, esparciríais, esparcirían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esparciera
The imperfect subjunctive of esparcir is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: esparciera, esparcieras, esparciera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esparce
The imperative uses 'esparce' for tú and 'esparza' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esparzas
Negative commands always use the 'z' spelling change: no esparzas, no esparza, no esparzamos...