Verbos
con cambio ortográfico
Spelling
Changing Verbs
Formación
As we already know,
Spanish is almost pure in terms of it being a phonetic language.
Almost every single word in the language is spelled the way it sounds,
and sounds the way it is spelled. Therefore, sometimes words have
spelling changes in order to maintain the integrity of the intended/original
pronunciation. Without the spelling change either the word would
be mispronounced, or the rules of pronunciation would be broken.
In the present tense there are a few types of these words. Write
them down in your notebook in the same categories that follow.
"JO" verbs
Verbs that end in "-ger"
or "-gir"
must change the G
to J
in the YO form (ONLY!!!) in order to keep the "h" sound. Without
the change, these verbs would end with the sound "GO!"
ejemplo:
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proteger [pro-teh-HAIR]
(to protect): protejo [pro-TEH-hoe],
proteges, protege, etc.
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dirigir [dih-rih-HEAR]
(to direct): dirijo [dih-RIH- hoe],
diriges, dirige, etc.
Some common verbs like
this: coger (to catch); corregir [e>i] (to correct); elegir
[e>i] (to elect, to choose); escoger (to choose); fingir (to
pretend); recoger (to gather, pick up)
Answer the following,
being careful to change the spelling in order to maintain the correct pronunciation.
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¿A quién proteges?
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Cuando necesitas escaparte
de la realidad, ¿qué finges ser?
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¿Corriges tus errores
cuando sacas mala nota en un examen?
-
Cuando tienes que adivinar
(guess) mientras sufres un examen de opción múltiple, ¿qué
letra escoges usualmente?
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¿Recoges las ropas
del suelo en tu dormitorio?
Now let's look at the next
spelling change...
"GO" verbs
Verbs that end in "-guir"
drop the "u"
(to become "go") in ONLY the YO. Otherwise, the pronunciation would
be "GWO".
ejemplo:
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seguir [e>i]
(to follow) [seh=GEAR]:
sigo
[SEE- go],
sigues, sigue, etc.
The following are some of
the more common verbs ending in "-guir":
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conseguir
[e>i] (to get or obtain);
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distinguir
(to distinguish);
-
extinguir
(to extinguish);
-
perseguir
[e>i] (to follow, pursue, persecute).
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Contesta las preguntas
siguientes en buen español.
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¿Sigues las reglas
de la escuela?
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¿Sigues la velocidad
máxima cuando conduces?
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¿Consigues buenos
trabajos? Explica.
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¿Distingues bien
entre lo bueno y lo malo?
"ZO" verbs
The last group of spelling-changing
verbs are those that end in a consonant+ cer/cir. These verbs change
the "C" to "Z" ONLY in YO. Otherwise the pronunciation would be "KO".
ejemplo:
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vencer
(to defeat) [ben-SAYR] :
venzo
[BEN-so], vences,
vence, etc.
verbs like vencer:
convencer
(to convince), ejercer
(to exercise [as in someone's rights]).
Also these verbs take
this change (as opposed to being part of the "zco" set): mecer
(to rock), cocer [o>ue] (to cook); tocer
(to sew)
Now that you have looked
at irregular YO form verbs, as well as these spelling changing verbs, you
are ready to go to studyspanish.com.
While there, make a note of any new verbs on their lists, do the activities
(oral and quiz) and, of course, take the test.
¡Buena
suerte! Hasta luego.