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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – 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.

distinguir
yo distingo
tú distingues
él distingue
ella distingue
usted distingue
nosotros distinguimos
nosotras distinguimos
vosotros distinguís
vosotras distinguís
ellos distinguen Yo distingo una sombra.
ellas distinguen
ustedes distinguen

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).

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

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 perseguir – to go after proseguir – to proceed, to continue,

obtain, to succeed to go on
seguir – to follow

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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Guir

The verb erguir (to build, to raise) has a different conjugation from the verbs on page one. The e at the beginning of
the stem changes to y in the first, second, and third person singular and in the third person plural. Remember that
gu changes to g in the first person singular.

erguir

yo yergo
tú yergues
él yergue
ella yergue
usted yergue
nosotros erguimos
nosotras erguimos
vosotros erguís Él yergue la cabeza ante la ignominia.
vosotras erguís
ellos yerguen
ellas yerguen
ustedes yerguen

Write the correct form of the verb after each pronoun.

distinguir extinguir
yo yo
tú tú
él él
ella ella
usted usted
nosotros nosotros
nosotras nosotras
vosotros vosotros
vosotras vosotras
ellos ellos
ellas ellas
ustedes ustedes

Write the correct form of the verb after each pronoun. Remember that the conjugation of erguir is different from
the other verbs in regard to the first letter of the stem.
conseguir perseguir proseguir seguir erguir
yo yo yo yo yo
tú tú tú tú tú
él él él él él
ella ella ella ella ella
usted usted usted usted usted
nosotros nosotros nosotros nosotros nosotros
nosotras nosotras nosotras nosotras nosotras
vosotros vosotros vosotros vosotros vosotros
vosotras vosotras vosotras vosotras vosotras
ellos ellos ellos ellos ellos
ellas ellas ellas ellas ellas
ustedes ustedes ustedes ustedes ustedes

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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Guir

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb. Vocabulary
los cazadores – the
1. Yo no __________ (distinguir) entre el mar y el cielo en el cuadro. hunters
el cielo - sky
2. Una pareja joven __________ (conseguir) ganar la lotería. el cuadro - painting
el cuento - story
3. Los bomberos ___________ (extinguir) el incendio. erguir la cabeza – to
hold one’s head high
4. Por favor, usted __________ (proseguir) con el cuento.
ganar – to win
la ignominia – public
5. Los cazadores __________(perseguir) la liebre.
disgrace
joven - young
6. Ve adelante y yo te __________(seguir).
la liebre - hare
la lotería -lottery
7. Vosotros __________ (erguir) la cabeza ante la ignominia
el mar - sea
la pareja - couple
por favor - please
ve adelante – go ahead

Game
Instructions

You will need a pair of dice for this game.

This game is played in pairs. Student A gets Worksheet A and Student B gets Worksheet B. The worksheets are on
page 4.

Student B casts the dice and adds the numbers rolled. Student A points the box with the verb and personal pronoun
on his/her own worksheet that corresponds to that number. Student B says the conjugation for that pronoun and
verb. If Student B is correct, then he/she crosses out that verb and pronoun on Student A’s worksheet. For Example,
if Student B rolls a 4, then Student A points to verb and pronoun in the box that corresponds with number 4 on
Worksheet A which is: extinguir nosotros. If Student B says nosotros extinguimos, he/she crosses out box 4
(extinguir nosotros) on Student A’s worksheet.

Now, Student A casts the dice and adds the numbers rolled. Student B points the box with the verb and personal
pronoun on his/her own worksheet that corresponds to that number. If Student A is correct, then he/she crosses out
that verb and pronoun on Student B’s worksheet. For Example, if Student A rolls a 7, then Student B points to verb
and pronoun in the box that corresponds with number 7 on Worksheet B which is: perseguir yo. If Student A says yo
persigo, he/she crosses out box 7 (persiguir yo) on Student B’s worksheet.

If a student does not conjugate a verb correctly, the verb remains active and does not get crossed out. This verb can
be conjugated again depending on the roll of the dice. This gives the student an opportunity for self-correction the
next time he/she rolls the number of the box with that verb.

The first student to cross out all of the opponents questions wins the game.

The worksheets are on page 4.

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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Guir

Worksheet A

1 2 3 4
conseguir distinguir erguir extinguir

yo tú usted nosotros

5 6 7 8
persiguir proseguir seguir conseguir

vosotros ellos yo tú

9 10 11 12
distinguir erguir extinguir persiguir

él nosotras vosotras ellas

Worksheet B
1 2 3 4
proseguir seguir conseguir distinguir

ustedes tú ella nosotros

5 6 7 8
erguir extinguir perseguir proseguir

yo vosotros yo tú

9 10 11 12
seguir conseguir distinguir erguir

él nosotras vosotras ellas

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