Pattern II– In the present indicative some verbs have a change from e > i
whenever the stress falls on the stem, and make the same change in all
persons of the present subjunctive. See Table 10.6.
Table 10.6-irradical changes (pattern II)
Medir‘measure’
Person Indicative Subjunctive
Singular
1 (yo) mido mida
2 (tú) mides midas
(vos) medís [LA] midas
3 (él etc.) mide mida
Plural
1 (nosotros) medimos midamos
2 (vosotros) medís [SP] midáis [SP]
3 (ellos etc.) miden midan
Other common verbs that follow this pattern include:
competir compete pedir ask for
concebir conceive rendirse surrender
corregir correct repetir repeat
derretir(se) melt seguir follow
elegir elect/choose servir serve
gemir groan vestir(se) dress
Compounds of the above follow this pattern.
Verbs like freír ‘fry’ andreír‘laugh’ are essentially the same, except that a
written accent is required whenever iis stressed: frío,fríes, (vos) freís,fríe,
freímos,freís,fríen(present indicative),fría,frías,fría,friamos,friais,frían
(present subjunctive).
1111
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1011
1
12111
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
20111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
30111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
40
41111
Present
indicative and
present
subjunctive
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