Present Tense Lesson 3
Vocabulary
convencer - to convence
vencer - to conquer
exigir - to demand
afligir - to afflict
coger- to grasp
proteger - to protect
extinguir - to extinguish
distinguir - to distinguish
torcer - to twist
cocer - to cook
seguir - to continue
conseguir - to obtain / to succeed in
perseguir - to pursue / to persecute
proseguir - to proceed / to continue
corregir - to correct
elegir - to elect
This part of the present tense has spelling changes so the pronunciation sounds better (such as changing a c to z).
| Verb | (yo) | (tú) | (él/ella/Vd.) | (nosotros) | (vosotros) | (ellos/Vds.) |
| 1) convencer | convenzo | convences | convence | convencemos | convencéis | convencen |
| 2) exigir | exijo | exiges | exige | exigimos | exigís | exigen |
| 3) extinguir | extingo | extingues | extingue | extinguimos | extinguís | extinguen |
Similar verbs are as follows according to the bold numbers.
1) vencer (-cer and -cir verbs changes "c" to "z" before "o" or "a."
2) afligir, coger, proteger (-ger and -gir verbs changes "g" to "j" before "o" or "a."
3) distinguir (-guir verbs changes the "gu" to "g" before "o" or "a."
The following verbs have both a spelling change and a stem changer.
| Verb | (yo) | (tú) | (él/ella/Vd.) | (nosotros) | (vosotros) | (ellos/Vds.) |
| 1) torcer | tuerzo | tuerces | tuerce | torcemos | torcéis | tuercen |
| 2) seguir | sigo | sigues | sigue | seguimos | seguís | siguen |
| 3) elegir | elijo | eliges | elige | elegimos | elegís | eligen |
(Note the nosotros and vosotros tenses are conjugated normally).
1) cocer (-cer verb and stem changer)
2) conseguir, perseguir, and proseguir (-guir verb and stem changer)
3) corregir (-gir verb and stem changer)
What is the difference between stem changers and spelling changes?
Stem changers change a stem vowel while spelling changes happen to consonants. Stem changers happen in many tenses in Spanish while spelling changes only help to improve pronunciation for certain verbs.
Questions
1) Complete the sentence:
Los perros su casa. The dogs their house.
2) The conjugation of cocer in the ella form is?