Spanish II: Extra Y Verbs

Extra Y Verbs

Another predictable verb pattern has spelling changes in forms other than yo: Any verb that ends in - uir (except for those that end in - guir) adds a y before the normal ending in all forms but nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras. Table 1 serves as an example for all the verbs in the list that follows.

TABLE 1

Conjugation Chart for the Verb Construir (to Build)

Subject	Verb	Subject	Verb
yo	construyo	nosotros/nosotras	construimos
tú	construyes	vosotros/vosotras	construís
él	construye	ellos	construyen
ella	construye	ellas	construyen
usted	construye	ustedes	construyen

concluir (to conclude)	yo form: concluyo
constituir (to constitute)	yo form: constituyo
contribuir (to contribute)	yo form: contribuyo
destruir (to destroy)	yo form: destruyo
fluir (to flow)	yo form: fluyo
huir (to run away, to flee)	yo form: huyo
incluir (to include)	yo form: incluyo

Influir (to influence) is a good example of a basic verb you know ( fluir) and a prefix ( in-).

All the above verbs are conjugated exactly like construir. The verb oír (to hear) is similar, but oír is also a - go verb in its yo form, and has an accent on the infinitive and in the nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras forms. See Table 2 , for example.

TABLE 2

Conjugation Chart for the Verb Oír (to Hear)

Subject	Verb	Subject	Verb
yo	oigo	nosotros/nosotras	oímos
tú	oyes	vosotros/vosotras	oís
él	oye	ellos	oyen
ella	oye	ellas	oyen
usted	oye	ustedes	oyen