Spanish verbs with spelling changes verbs ending in guir

Robert C Watson

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This 4 page English-Spanish handout and worksheet is about the spelling changes of present indicative tense verbs ending in guir. It is intended for English speakers who are learning Spanish.

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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes

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Verbs Ending In

Guir

Verbs ending in

guir

change

gu

to

g

in the

first person singular

in the

present tense

. For example, the

first person

singular

of

distinguir (to distinguish)

is

yo distingo

.

Yo

distingo

una sombra.

The

stem

of

some of these verbs

also changes

e

to

i

in the

first, second, and third person singular

and the

third

person plural

. There is

no stem change in the first person plural or the second person plural

. Look at the

conjugation of

conseguir (to attain, to get, to obtain, to succeed in)

.

Here is a list of verbs that change

gu

to

g

in the

first person singular

.

distinguir

–

to distinguish

extinguir

–

to extinguish

Here is a list of verbs that change

gu

to

g

in the

first person singular

and change

e

to

i

in the

stem of the first,

second, and third person singular

and in the

third person plural

.

conseguir

–

to attain, to get, to

obtain, to succeed

perseguir

–

to go after

proseguir

–

to proceed, to continue,

to go on

seguir

–

to follow

distinguir

yo distingo

tú distingues

él distingue

ella distingue

usted distingue

nosotros distinguimos

nosotras distinguimos

vosotros distinguís

vosotras distinguís

ellos distinguen

ellas distinguen

ustedes distinguen

conseguir

yo consigo

tú consigues

él consigue

ella consigue

usted consigue

nosotros conseguimos

nosotras conseguimos

vosotros conseguís

vosotras conseguís

ellos consiguen

ellas consiguen

ustedes consiguen