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EJERCICIO
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Traducción
VOCABULARIO la celebridad celebrity la idiotez idiocy
el estreno opening, premiere la ley law
la fama fame si if
hecho/hecha por made by el talento talent
I am a celebrity. I appear at lots of parties and openings for movies made by other people. I know
a lot of people, but it’s more important if they recognize me. I believe that I belong on the “A-list.”
I have no talent and I off er nothing to the world. I believe that I deserve money and fame simply
because I exist. I obey all the laws of idiocy.
Infi nitives ending with -ucir
Verbs that end with -ucir are similar to verbs ending with -cer in that a z is inserted before the
fi nal c in the yo form. All other conjugated forms are regular in the present tense.
producir to produce traducir to translate
produzco producimos traduzco traducimos
produces producís traduces traducís
produce producen traduce traducen
Below are several common verbs in this group, along with their respective yo forms.
VOCABULARIO
conducir to conduct, drive yo conduzco
deducir to deduce yo deduzco
deslucir to tarnish, spoil yo desluzco
inducir to induce, persuade yo induzco
introducir to introduce, insert, put yo introduzco
lucir to light up, display yo luzco
producir to produce yo produzco
reducir to reduce yo reduzco
traducir to translate yo traduzco
Irregular verb groups 75