SPAN 4001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spanish Verbs, Marten
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Some present tense yo conjugations undergo spelling changes or are irregular. Verbs with spelling changes in the yo form. Yo form extinguir dirigir escoger exigir recoger to extinguish to direct to choose to demand to pick up extingo dirijo escojo exijo recojo. The other present tense forms of these verbs follow the patterns for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Most verbs that end in -cer or -ucir have irregular present tense yoforms. Click here for more on irregular present tense verbs. Here are a few examples of the above verbs in action. Many present tense verbs undergo what is called a stem change. The present tense endings for these verbs are regular, but there is a vowel change in the verb stem (the part of the verb that comes before -ar, -er, or -ir). Click here to read our article on stem- changing verbs.
