favorecer Present Conjugation
favorecer — to benefit
Favorecer has a ZC spelling change in the 'yo' form (favorezco), but is regular otherwise.
favorecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to talk about things that currently benefit someone, such as policies, habits, or even how a specific color of clothing suits a person's appearance.
Notes on favorecer in the Present
This is a 'C to ZC' verb. This change only happens in the 'yo' form to maintain the soft 'th' or 's' sound before the 'o'. All other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre favorezco el diálogo antes que la confrontación.
I always favor dialogue over confrontation.
yo
Ese color verde te favorece mucho.
That green color really suits you (benefits your look).
él/ella/usted
Las nuevas leyes favorecen a las pequeñas empresas.
The new laws benefit small businesses.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: favoreco
Correct: favorezco
Why: Verbs ending in -ecer require a 'z' before the 'c' in the first-person singular present.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: favorecí
Favorecer is completely regular in the preterite: favorecí, favoreciste, favoreció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: favorecía
Favorecer is regular in the imperfect: favorecía, favorecías, favorecía, favorecíamos, favorecíais, favorecían.
Future
yo: favoreceré
Favorecer is regular in the future: keep the infinitive and add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Conditional
yo: favorecería
Favorecer is regular in the conditional: keep the infinitive and add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: favorezca
The ZC change from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: favorezca, favorezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: favoreciera
Built from the 3rd person plural preterite: favoreciera, favorecieras, favoreciera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: favorece
Use 'favorece' (tú) or 'favorezca' (usted) to command or strongly suggest a beneficial action.
Negative Imperative
yo: no favorezcas
All forms use the present subjunctive with 'no' and maintain the ZC change.