Spanish verbs ending in -zar change z > c in all forms in the present subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)

Learn about Spanish -zar verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo

Spanish verbs that end in -zar replace the -z with a -c in El Presente de Subjuntivo. This is because in Spanish, after z you can only have the vowels a, o and u.

Conjugation of verb "utilizar" (to use) affected in  El Presente de Subjuntivo

Other verbs with this irregularity are abrazar (to hug), alcanzar (to reach) and cruzar (to cross). Have a look and listen to these examples:

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List of Spanish -zar verbs that change in all forms in the present of subjunctive