Verbs ending in -uir
Since Spanish does not permit an unstressed ibetween vowels, these verbs
show insertion of yin all persons of the present indicative except 1st and
2nd persons plural, and throughout the present subjunctive. This pattern
is illustrated in Table 10.9.
Table 10.9Insertion of yin certain verbs
Huir‘flee’
Person Indicative Subjunctive
Singular
1 (yo) huyo huya
2 (tú) huyes huyas
(vos) huís [LA] huyas
3 (él etc.) huye huya
Plural
1 (nosotros) huimos huyamos
2 (vosotros) huís [SP] huyáis [SP]
3 (ellos etc.) huyen huyan
Other verbs that follow this pattern include:
construir construct disminuir diminish intuir sense
The verb argüir‘contend/indicate’ is like huirexcept that it requires the
dieresis when uis followed by i: compare arguyo, arguyeswith argüimos
and argüís.
Irregular stress
In quite a large group of verbs, the irregularity in the present indicative and
subjunctive has to do with the placement of the stress, e.g. continuar
‘continue’ but continúo‘I continue’.
10.1.2.3
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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