Spanish verbs with spelling changes verbs ending in ger and gir

Robert C Watson

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This 3 page English-Spanish handout and worksheet is about the spelling changes of present indicative tense verbs ending in ger and gir. It is intended for English speakers who are learning Spanish.

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• Publié par: swatson033
• Nombre de lectures: 374
• Langue: English

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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes

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Verbs Ending In

Ger

And

Gir

Verbs that end in

ger

and

gir

change their spelling in the

first person singular

of the present indicative tense.

These verbs change the

g

to

j

in the first person singular.

Here are some other verbs that end in

ger

and

gir

that change the

g

to

j

in the first person singular.

Two of the above verbs are also

stem changing verbs

. They are

corregir

and

elegir

. These 2 verbs change the

e

to

i

in the

stem

. The conjugations are below.

Please remember

that with the exception of

corregir

and

elegir

, all of the other verbs presented in this handout are

conjugated just like

proteger

and

dirigir

.

acoger

–

to

greet

afligir

–

to

afflict

coger

–

to

grab, to hold,

to catch

corregir

–

to

correct

dirigir

–

to

direct

elegir

–

to

elect

emerger

–

to

emerge

encoger

–

to

shrink

escoger

–

to

choose

exigir

–

to

demand

fingir

–

to

pretend

infringer

–

to

infringe

recoger

–

to

pick up

restringir

–

to

restrain

resurgir

–

to

re-emerge

rugir

–

to roar

sumergir

–

to

submerge, to

drown

surgir

–

to

emerge

urgir

–

to urge

proteger

–

to protect

yo protejo

tú proteges

él protege

ella protege

usted protege

nosotros protegemos

nosotras protegemos

vosotros protegéis

vosotras protegéis

ellos protegen

ellas protegen

ustedes protegen

elegir

–

to elect

yo

elijo

tú eliges

él elige

ella elige

usted elige

nosotros elegimos

nosotras elegimos

vosotros elegís

vosotras elegís

ellos eligen

ellas eligen

ustedes eligen

corregir to correct

yo corrijo

tú corriges

él corrige

ella corrige

usted corrige

nosotros corregimos

nosotras corregimos

vosotros corregís

vosotras corregís

ellos corrigen

ellas corrigen

ustedes corrigen

dirigir

–

to direct

yo

dirijo

tú diriges

él dirige

ella dirige

usted dirige

nosotros dirigimos

nosotras dirigimos

vosotros dirigís

vosotras dirigís

ellos dirigen

ellas dirigen

ustedes dirigen