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This 3 page English-Spanish handout and worksheet is about the spelling changes of present indicative tense verbs ending in ger and gir. It is intended for English speakers who are learning Spanish.
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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Ger And Gir
Verbs that end in ger and gir change their spelling in the first person singular of the present indicative tense. These verbs change the g to j in the first person singular.
Here are some other verbs that end in ger and gir that change the g to j in the first person singular.
Two of the above verbs are also stem changing verbs. They are corregir and elegir. These 2 verbs change the e to i
in the stem. The conjugations are below.
Please remember that with the exception of corregir and elegir, all of the other verbs presented in this handout are
conjugated just like proteger and dirigir.
acoger – to greet
afligir – to afflict
coger – to grab, to hold, to catch
corregir – to correct
dirigir – to direct
elegir – to elect
emerger – to emerge
encoger – to shrink
escoger – to choose
exigir – to demand
fingir – to pretend
infringer – to infringe
recoger – to pick up
restringir – to restrain
resurgir – to re-emerge
rugir – to roar sumergir – to submerge, to drown
surgir – to emerge
urgir – to urge
proteger – to protect yo protejo tú proteges él protege
ella protege usted protege
nosotros protegemos nosotras protegemos
vosotros protegéis vosotras protegéis
ellos protegen ellas protegen
ustedes protegen
elegir – to elect yo elijo
tú eliges él elige
ella elige usted elige
nosotros elegimos nosotras elegimos
vosotros elegís vosotras elegís
ellos eligen ellas eligen
ustedes eligen
corregir to correct yo corrijo
tú corriges él corrige
ella corrige usted corrige
nosotros corregimos nosotras corregimos
vosotros corregís vosotras corregís
ellos corrigen ellas corrigen
ustedes corrigen
dirigir – to direct yo dirijo tú diriges él dirige
ella dirige usted dirige
nosotros dirigimos nosotras dirigimos
vosotros dirigís vosotras dirigís
ellos dirigen ellas dirigen
ustedes dirigen
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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Ger And Gir Match the infinitive to the first person singular form to the verb. 1. acoger _____ yo cojo 2. afligir _____ yo acojo 3. coger _____ yo elijo 4. corregir _____ yo exijo 5. dirigir _____ yo escojo 6. elegir _____ yo sumerjo 7. emerger _____ yo rujo 8. encoger _____ yo dirijo 9. escoger _____ yo protejo 10. exigir _____ yo aflijo 11. fingir _____ yo surjo 12. infringir _____ yo emerjo 13. proteger _____ yo finjo 14. recoger _____ yo encojo 15. restringir _____ yo recojo 16. resurgir _____ yo corrijo 17. rugir _____ yo infrinjo 18. sumergir _____ yo urjo 19. urgir _____ yo resurjo 20. surgir _____ yo restrinjo
Practice conjugating these 8 verbs.
acoger yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
rugir yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
afligir yo_______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
sumergir yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
coger yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
surgir yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
corregir yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
elegir yo _______________ tú _______________ él _______________ ella______________ usted_____________ nosotros___________ nosotras__________ vosotros__________ vosotras__________ ellos_____________ ellas_____________ ustedes___________
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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Ger And Gir
Review the vocabulary in the box below. Then, fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
1. Nosotros ____________ (elegir) al presidente.
2. Yo ____________ (exigir) una compensación.
3. El profesor ____________ (corregir) los exámenes.
4. Ellos ____________ (fingir) no me ver.
5. Vosotros ____________ (coger) el avión a las dos de la tarde.
6. El león ____________ (rugir).
7. Ellas hay que __________ (escoger) una opción.
8. Me (yo) ____________ (encoger) de hombros.
9. Me (usted) ____________ (dirigir) al hotel.
10. Me (tú) ____________ (acoger) con cariño.
11. Usted ____________ (coger) esta bolsa un momento.
12. Ellos ____________ (infringir) la ley.
After you finish the fill in the blank exercise above, go to page 4 and try to solve the double puzzle.
el avión - plane, la bolsa - bag, la compensación - compensation,
encogerse de hombros - to shrug one’s shoulders, hay que –must, infringir la ley – to break the law,
los exámenes - exams, el hotel - hotel, el león - lion, la opción - option, el presidente - president,
el profesor - professor, la tarde - afternoon, ver - to see
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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changer – Verbs ending In Ger And Gir
Double Puzzle
Unscramble each of the clue words. Take the letters that appear in boxes and unscramble them for the final message. Write the final message in the boxes at the bottom of each puzzle. The scrambled words are in Spanish and the final message is in English. The answers are on page 5.
Don’t forget! Go to page 5 to see the answers to the double puzzle.
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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changer – Verbs ending In Ger And Gir
Double Puzzle Answers
The Scrambled Words
yo acojo
tú ruges
él aflige
nosotros sumergimos
vosotros cogéis
ellos surgen
The Final Message
Verbs that end in ger and gir change the g to j in the first person singular.
