Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (88 page)

Notice that “publiqué” ends in “qué” instead of “cé.” Verbs that end in “car” in the infinitive end in “qué” in the first person past, in order to retain the hard “k” sound. The “qué” is pronounced “ke” as in “ kept.”

INFINITIVE	FIRST PERSON PAST	THIRD PERSON PAST
atacar, to attack	ataqué, I attacked	atacó, you attacked
fabricar, to manufacture	fabriqué, I manufactured	fabricó, you manufactured
criticar, to criticize	critiqué, I criticized	criticó, you criticized
sacrificar, to sacrifice	sacrifiqué, I sacrificed	sacrificó, you sacrificed
practicar, to practice	practiqué, I practiced	practicó, you practiced
marcar, to mark	marqué, I marked	marcó, you marked
complicar, to complicate	compliqué, I complicated	complicó, you complicated
duplicar, to duplicate	dupliqué, I duplicated	duplicó, you duplicated
dedicar, to dedicate	dediqué, I dedicated	dedicó, you dedicated
indicar, to indicate	indiqué, I indicated	indicó, you indicated
lubricar, to lubricate	lubriqué, I lubricated	lubricó, you lubricated
explicar, to explain	expliqué, I explained	explicó, you explained
pescar, to fish	pesqué, I fished	pescó, you fished