10.1 Not Quite Stem-Change Verbs
There's another group that, while not stem-changers in the same way as we saw before, follow a similar pattern to the stem-changing groups. This is the UIR → Y subgroup, with verbs like incluir (to include).
INCLUIR
(to include)
in the Present Tense
yo
incluyo
tú
incluyes
él, ella, usted
incluye
nosotros, nosotras
incluimos
vosotros, vosotras
incluís
ellos, ellas, ustedes
incluyen
✦ Tip ✦
-UIR is typically pronounced like weird without the -d. The exception is when -UIR comes after the letter G, like seguir (to follow). In that case, it's pronounced 'eer.'
Below is a list of some UIR → Y verbs:
UIR → Y
| incluir (to include) | excluir (to exclude) |
| instruir (to instruct) | construir (to construct) |
| destruir (to destroy) | contribuir (to contribute) |
| distribuir (to distribute) | influir (to influence) |
| intuir (to intuit) | seguir (to follow (pronounced 'eer')) |
| conseguir (to get, obtain (pronounced 'eer')) | perseguir (to pursue (pronounced 'eer')) |
Practice Time!
Master these verb conjugations from Lesson 10
TASKS
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