Whenever we start to write words like correct or correct that use consonants that sound similar we run into a problem, we are assailed by doubts about which of the two consonants will be the right one.
Looking on the internet is also not very reliable, because people nowadays write so badly and with so many misspellings that you can never trust it. We are sure that if you look at this word, you will probably find it spelled both correct and correct. So we continue the same, with the doubt… how do you write then? So that you do not continue getting dizzy we tell you, the correct word is correct, that is, with g. It is a verb, the verb to correct. And then, we are going to explain much more about this verb, so that you know how it is conjugated and you can learn it so that, from today, you will never have doubts about how to write it again and you will not repeat the mistake of writing it again. with j if you ever have.
What do you need to write correct or correct?
- Paper and pencil.
- A dictionary
- Eager to learn.
- Interest in expanding vocabulary.
- Interest in knowing your language.
- Learn the different conjugations of the verb to correct.
Instructions to write correct or correct
Confusing j for g is very common in the Spanish language. The sound is very similar and even more so when the consonant is followed by a vowel, because then the sound is practically identical and is confused. Correct and correct are two homophones in this sense. Learning to differentiate them is not easy, so you will have no choice but to resort to memory and learn the verb well in its different conjugations. There are other words in which the same problem arises, such as words such as protect or protect, say or said, choose and choose and even protect and protect. Although there are many other examples of cases with words in which this occurs.
The word correct presents another typical problem that encourages our error. And it is that the first person of the verb to correct, indeed, is written with j: I correct. However, this difference occurs exclusively in the first person, and is not repeated in other pronouns, so the third person of the verb correct, so writing correct is incorrect.
The expression corrects then corresponds to the third person of the verb correct in its present indicative form. For example, the math teacher corrects tests on weekends.
Pablo corrects homework with his sister.
My father corrects me when I misbehave.
So that you can learn the verbal mode, here we put it in front of you:
I correct
You correct
He, she, you. correct
We correct
You correct
They, you correct
As you can see, it is only the first person who changes the consonant (I correct). The rest use the g. The same thing happens in the other tenses, that all persons are written with g. So it will be enough for you to learn and remember that, with the exception of the first person of the present indicative of the verb, when this word refers to the verb to correct, it is always written with g.
Remember that although there are times when two words sound the same but have different meanings and a consonant changes, this does not happen here, since the word corrects with j simply does not even exist. There is only one point to be made regarding this, and that is that the present of the subjunctive mode does have j.
I correct.
You correct.
He corrects.
We correct.
You correct
They correct.
Another “but” is found in the imperative mood.
You correct.
You correct.
We correct.
You correct.
You correct.
The second person, as you can see, uses j instead of g in its conjugation. Likewise, the imperative mood in its negative form also takes j as in the previous case.
You don’t correct.
You do not correct.
We do not correct.
You do not correct.
You do not correct.
The verb to correct is an irregular verb, in which a spelling change occurs.
Tips for writing correct or correct
Learn the verb to correct in its entirety. When in doubt, always consult an official RAE dictionary. Do not settle for accepting as well written what others show you, because unfortunately, we write worse and worse and new technologies are negatively affecting writing, especially mobile messages, which are changing customs and inventing new ways of communicating distorting spelling. Remember that in irregular verbs there can be changes in the conjugation of some people and some tenses.