If we are talking about who all is going to a party (una fiesta), and I suddenly ask: This flexibility of meaning holds true for all the conjugations of ir: InfinitiveĪ speaking context will normally make the specific meaning clear. ![]() The same form “vas” can be used to ask questions, and no auxiliaries (are/do below) need to be added: ❼uándo vas a la tienda? Ojo: Recall that a conjugated verb in the present tense frequently has three possible meanings for example, the “tú” form “vas” can mean: However, take off its “ending” and there’s nothing left! It is another irregular verb, but look at the endings and you’ll see something familiar-they are very similar to -ar ending verbs, and as with the verbs “ser/estar” the “yo” form has the -oy ending: Ir: to go Subject pronouns Adquirir (to acquire) is the only i→ie stem changing verb you'll encounter, jugar (to play) is the only u→ue stem changing verb, and oler (to smell) is a strange o→hue stem changer.The verb “ir” (to go) is another common and very practical verb in Spanish it’s used to express where you’re going and to talk about plans-what you’re “going to do”. The next three verbs would probably feel at home in the stem changing section, but they are each unique. Other Irregular Present Tense Verbs Strange Stem Changers This "y" trick is not used with "-guir" verbs or "-quir" verbs because the "u" is not actually pronounced. Notice how the "y" makes the verbs easier to say: ![]() These aren't considered stem changing verbs, but notice how they follow the same pattern. We add a "y" to some conjugations of "-uir" verbs in order to ease pronunciation. There are some spelling changes which don't involve the yo form. Note: Rare -üir verbs like argüir (to argue) follow the same pattern: arguyo, arguyes, arguye, argüimos, argüís, arguyen. To prevent this, we change the "qu" to a "c." Take relinquir (to relinquish) for example: The the "qu" in "-quir" verbs is normally pronounced like a "k." If, however, we followed the "qu" with an "o," we'd end up with a "kwo" sound (instead of "ko"). Check out the conjugations of distinguir (to distinguish): In order to preserve the "h" sound when conjugating "-ger" and "-gir" verbs in the yo form, we change the "g" to a "j." Take dirigir (to direct) for example:įor "-guir" verbs, the "u" keeps the "g" from being pronounced like an "h" when it's followed by "e" and "i." Since the yo form ends in an "o," the "u" is no longer necessary. ![]() Note: Verbs that end in a consonant followed by "-cer" or "-cir" are "-zo" spelling changers.įor "-cer" and "-cir" verbs that don't already belong in the "-zco" category, we change the "c" to a "z" in order to keep the "s" sound when conjugating in the yo form. (It just so happens that since the "-o" ending is the only one that causes any problems, all of these spelling changes only apply to the yo form conjugations.) Yo Form Spelling Changes: -cer/-cir → zo Now normally a change in spelling means a change in pronunciation, but in these cases we're actually trying to keep pronunciation the same.įor example, when a "c" is followed by an "e" or an "i" it is pronounced like an "s." But if we were to add the typical yo form ending, "-o," this would no longer be the case the "c" would be pronounced like a a "k." So to solve problems like this and to keep the pronunciation of the infinitive and their conjugations consistent, we often make slight changes to the spellings of the stems. That's a fancy way of saying we spell things differently. Completely Irregular Present Tense Verbsĭue to the fact that the "-o" ending in the yo form reacts differently with certain letters than the other present tense endings starting with "-e" or "-i," we occasionally need to make a "orthographic change" in the stem.Yo Form Spelling Changes: -ger/-gir → jo.Yo Form Spelling Changes: -cer/-cir → zo.
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