Spanish Grammar Present Indicative Irregular Verbs - (g) changes to (j)
Overview
For verbs whose infinitive form ends in -gir, the (g) changes to (j) before an a or an o.
The congugation of the verbs elegir and corregir is shown in the table below.
corregir (conjugation )
yo
corrijo
(I correct)
tú
corriges
(you correct)
Ud/él/ella
corrige
(you/he/she corrects)
nosotros (as)
corregimos
(we correct)
vosotros (as)
corregís
(you guys correct)
Uds/ellos/ellas
corrigen
(you all/they correct)
elegir (conjugation )
yo
elijo
(I select)
tú
eliges
(you select)
Ud/él/ella
elige
(you/he/she selects)
nosotros (as)
elegimos
(we select)
vosotros (as)
elegís
(you guys select)
Uds/ellos/ellas
eligen
(you all/they select)
Note: Elegir is ALSO a stem changing verb, where the (e) changes to (i).
Let's look at some example sentences:
Hay que elegir una contraseña difícil por seguridad.
You must choose a difficult password for security.
Yo elijo con quién casarme.
I choose with whom I will marry.
Nosotros elegimos el hospital a donde llevaremos a la abuela.
We select the hospital to where we will take grandmother.
Yo corrijo los ensayos.
I am correcting the essays.
Ellos corrigen los errores del carpintero.
They correct the mistakes made by the carpenter.
The verb dirigir (to direct) (conjugation ) also follows the same pattern.
El dirige el negocio muy bien.
He manages the business very good.
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