producir Preterite Conjugation
producir — to produce
Producir uses a 'j' stem (produj-) and special endings in the preterite: produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron.
producir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for specific, completed events where something was produced or caused, like a factory outputting a batch or a movie being made in a certain year.
Notes on producir in the Preterite
This verb is a 'j-stem' irregular. The 'c' changes to 'j' throughout. Crucially, the third-person plural is 'produjeron' (not 'produjieron').
Example Sentences
La fábrica produjo mil unidades ayer.
The factory produced a thousand units yesterday.
él/ella/usted
Mis palabras produjeron mucho impacto.
My words produced a lot of impact.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo produje mi primer cortometraje en 2020.
I produced my first short film in 2020.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: produjieron
Correct: produjeron
Why: After a 'j' stem in the preterite, the 'i' in the -ieron ending is dropped.
Mistake: producí
Correct: produje
Why: Producir does not follow regular -ir patterns in the preterite; it requires the irregular 'j' stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: produzco
Producir is a 'yo-go' style irregular with a 'zc' in the first person: produzco.
Imperfect
yo: producía
Producir is regular in the imperfect: producía, producías, producía, producíamos, producíais, producían.
Future
yo: produciré
Producir is regular in the future: produciré, producirás, producirá, produciremos, produciréis, producirán.
Conditional
yo: produciría
Producir is regular in the conditional: produciría, producirías, produciría, produciríamos, produciríais, producirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: produzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem: produzca, produzcas, produzca, produzcamos, produzcáis, produzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: produjera
This tense uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: produjera, produjeras, produjera, produjéramos, produjerais, produjeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: produce
Commands for producir: produce (tú), produzca (usted), produzcamos (nosotros), producid (vosotros), produzcan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no produzcas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no produzcas, no produzca, no produzcamos, no produzcáis, no produzcan.