Now, you will learn about
the following verbs: pedir, medir and impedir.
The stem can change from e
to
i
in
the following examples, in each conjugation:
Presente
| Verb |
Stem |
Verbal
Form |
pedir
medir
impedir |
ped
med
imped |
pido
mido
impido |
Can you see where the changes occur?
Presente
Pedir
to ask |
Medir
to measure |
Impedir
to follow |
pido
pides
pides
pedimos
pedís
piden |
mido
mides
mide
medimos
medís
miden |
impido
impides
impide
impedimos
impedís
impiden |
Yo
te
pido que escuches
mi opinión.
Ella
mide el largo de la falda.
Yo
sigo esperando en la cola.
El sigue
sus estudios universitarios.
Yo te impido
que
uses mis cosas.
Ellos dicen
que
estás equivocado. |
I ask you
to listen my opinion.
She measures the length of the skirt.
I continue waiting in the queue.
He continues his university studies.
I prevent you that use my things.
They say that you are wrong. |
Changes
in the grammatical person I (yo).
| Verb |
Stem |
Verbal
Form |
decir
seguir |
dec
segu |
digo
sigo |
In the verb decir to conjugate
the grammatical person I (yo), eliminates the consonant c and
replace it by g, as
in the verbs bendecir and maldecir.
In the verb
seguir,
the grammatical person I (yo) eliminates
the vocal u.
In Spanish there are various verbs that eliminate the vowel u such
as in perseguir, distinguir and conseguir.
Yo
persigo
mi objetivo hasta el final.
Yo
sigo esperando en la cola.
Yo digo
que cuesta mucho dinero.
Yo me
distingo en idiomas.
Yo consigo
un buen salario. |
I persue my
objective until the end.
I continue waiting in the queue.
I said that it cost to much money.
I distinguish myself in languages.
I achieve a good salary. |
Keep
up your learning! |
