Subjunctive orthographic changes

Question 1

Orthographic changes ensure that the spelling properly reflects the way these words are actually pronounced.

Answer 1

Pronunciation comes first. Spelling merely reflects the way a word is pronounced.

Question 2

For verbs that end in -zar, the z changes to c when it comes before the letter e.

Answer 2

empezar (e:ie)

empiece
 empieces
 empiece
 empecemos
 empecéis
 empiecen

Question 3

For verbs that end in -ger or -gir, the g changes to j when it comes before the letter a.

Answer 3

escoger

escoja
escojas
escoja
escojamos
escojáis
escojan

Question 4

For verbs that end in -ger or -gir, the g changes to j when it comes before the letter a.

Answer 4

elegir (e:i)

elija
elijas
elija
elijamos
elijáis
elijan

Question 5

For verbs that end in -guir, the gu changes to g when it comes before the letter a.

Answer 5

seguir (e:i)

siga
 sigas
 siga
 sigamos
 sigáis
 sigan

Question 6

For verbs that end in -car, the c changes to qu when it comes before the letter e.

Answer 6

buscar

busque
 busques
 busque
 busquemos
 busquéis
 busquen

Question 7

For verbs that end in -gar, the g changes to gu when it comes before the letter e.

Answer 7

pagar

pague
 pagues
 pague
 paguemos
 paguéis
 paguen

Question 8

For verbs that end in uir,

add the letter y before the letter a.

Answer 8

huir

huya
 huyas
 huya
 huyamos
 huyáis
 huyan