The indicative, irregular verbs (E>I)

Question 1

Group 3 irregular verbs change the ‘e’ in the verb stem for what letter?

Which pronouns are the exceptions to this rule?

Answer 1

‘i’

Nosotros/as and vosotros/as, which remain as ‘e’ (like regular verbs).

Question 2

There are lots of verbs in this group. What do corregir and conseguir mean?

Answer 2

corregir = to correct
conseguir = to get/obtain

Question 3

There are lots of verbs in this group. What do despedir and elegir mean?

Answer 3

despedir = to say goodbye
elegir = to choose

Question 4

There are lots of verbs in this group. What do medir and pedir mean?

Answer 4

medir = to measure
pedir = to ask

Question 5

There are lots of verbs in this group. What does reir mean?

Answer 5

reir = to laugh

Question 6

There are lots of verbs in this group. What do sonreir, server and seguir mean?

Answer 6

sonreir = to smile
server = to serve
seguir = to follow

Question 7

Yo (corregir)

Answer 7

corrigo = I correct

Question 8

Yo (conseguir)

Answer 8

consigo = I get

Question 9

Yo (despedir)

Answer 9

despido = I say goodbye

Question 10

Yo (elegir)

Answer 10

eligo = I choose

Question 11

Yo (medir)

Answer 11

mido = I measure

Question 12

Yo (pedir)

Answer 12

pido = I ask

Question 13

Yo (reir)

Answer 13

rio = I laugh

Question 14

Yo (sonreir)

Answer 14

sonrio = I smile

Question 15

Yo (server)

Answer 15

sirvo = I serve

Question 16

Yo (seguir)

Answer 16

sigo = I follow

Question 17

Tú (corregir)

Answer 17

corriges = you correct

Question 18

Tú (conseguir)

Answer 18

consigues = you get

Question 19

Tú (despedir)

Answer 19

despides = you say goodbye

Question 20

Tú (elegir)

Answer 20

eliges = you choose

Question 21

Tú (medir)

Answer 21

mides = you measure

Question 22

Tú (reir)

Answer 22

ries = you laugh

Question 23

Tú (sonreir)

Answer 23

sonries = you smile

Question 24

Tú (server)

Answer 24

sirves = you serve

Question 25

Tú (seguir)

Answer 25

sigues = you follow

Question 26

Él/ella/usted (corregir)

Answer 26

corrige = he/she/you correct

Question 27

Él/ella/usted (conseguir)

Answer 27

consigue = he/she/you get

Question 28

Él/ella/usted (despedir)

Answer 28

despide = he/she/you says goodbye

Question 29

Él/ella/usted (elegir)

Answer 29

elige = he/she/you chooses

Question 30

Él/ella/usted (medir)

Answer 30

mide = he/she/you measures

Question 31

Tú (pedir)

Answer 31

pides = you ask

Question 32

Él/ella/usted (pedir)

Answer 32

pide = he/she/you asks

Question 33

Él/ella/usted (reir)

Answer 33

rie = he/she/you laughs

Question 34

Él/ella/usted (sonreir)

Answer 34

sonrie = he/she/you smile

Question 35

Él/ella/usted (server)

Answer 35

sirve = he/she/you serves

Question 36

Él/ella/usted (seguir)

Answer 36

sigue = he/she/you follows

Question 37

Nosotros/as (corregir)

Answer 37

corregimos = we correct

Question 38

Nosotros/as (conseguir)

Answer 38

conseguimos = we get

Question 39

Nosotros/as (despedir)

Answer 39

despedimos = we say goodbye

Question 40

Nosotros/as (elegir)

Answer 40

elegimos = we choose

Question 41

Nosotros/as (medir)

Answer 41

medimos = we measure

Question 42

Nosotros/as (pedir)

Answer 42

pedimos = we ask

Question 43

Nosotros/as (reir)

Answer 43

reimos = we laugh

Question 44

Nosotros/as (sonreir)

Answer 44

sonreimos = we smile

Question 45

Nosotros/as (servir)

Answer 45

servimos = we serve

Question 46

Nosotros/as (seguir)

Answer 46

seguimos = we follow

Question 47

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (conseguir)

Answer 47

consiguen = they/they/you get

Question 48

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (corregir)

Answer 48

corrigen = they/they/you correct

Question 49

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (despedir)

Answer 49

despiden = they/they/you say goodbye

Question 50

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (elegir)

Answer 50

eligen = they/they/you choose

Question 51

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (medir)

Answer 51

miden = they/they/you measure

Question 52

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (pedir)

Answer 52

piden = they/they/you ask

Question 53

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (reir)

Answer 53

rien = they/they/you laugh

Question 54

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (sonreir)

Answer 54

sonrien = they/they/you smile

Question 55

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (server)

Answer 55

sirven = they/they/you serve

Question 56

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (seguir)

Answer 56

siguen = they/they/you follow

Question 57

There are lots of verbs in this group. What does decir mean?

Answer 57

To say

Question 58

Decir is irregular in the 'yo' form. What is it?

Answer 58

digo = I say

Question 59

Tú (decir)

Answer 59

dices = you say

Question 60

Él/ella/usted (decir)

Answer 60

dice = he/she/you says

Question 61

Nosotros/as (decir)

Answer 61

decimos = we say

Question 62

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (decir)

Answer 62

dicen = they/they/you say

Question 63

Vosotros/as (corregir)

Answer 63

corregís = you (plural) correct

Question 64

Vosotros/as (conseguir)

Answer 64

conseguís = you (plural) get

Question 65

Vosotros/as (despedir)

Answer 65

despedís = you (plural) say goodbye

Question 66

Vosotros/as (elegir)

Answer 66

elegís = you (plural) choose

Question 67

Vosotros/as (medir)

Answer 67

medís = you (plural) measure

Question 68

Vosotros/as (pedir)

Answer 68

pedís = you (plural) ask

Question 69

Vosotros/as (reir)

Answer 69

reís = you (plural) laugh

Question 70

Vosotros/as (sonreir)

Answer 70

sonreís = you (plural) smile

Question 71

Vosotros/as (server)

Answer 71

servéis = you (plural) serve

Question 72

Vosotros/as (seguir)

Answer 72

seguís = you (plural) follow

Question 73

Vosotros/as (decir)

Answer 73

decís = you (plural) say