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Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Ger And Gir
Verbs that end in ger and gir change their spelling in the first person singular of the present indicative tense.
These verbs change the g to j in the first person singular.
Here are some other verbs that end in ger and gir that change the g to j in the first person singular.
Two of the above verbs are also stem changing verbs. They are corregir and elegir. These 2 verbs change the e to i
in the stem. The conjugations are below.
Please remember that with the exception of corregir and elegir, all of the other verbs presented in this handout are
conjugated just like proteger and dirigir.
Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Ger And Gir
Match the infinitive to the first person singular form to the verb.
1. acoger _____ yo cojo
2. afligir _____ yo acojo
3. coger _____ yo elijo
4. corregir _____ yo exijo
5. dirigir _____ yo escojo
6. elegir _____ yo sumerjo
7. emerger _____ yo rujo
8. encoger _____ yo dirijo
9. escoger _____ yo protejo
10. exigir _____ yo aflijo
11. fingir _____ yo surjo
12. infringir _____ yo emerjo
13. proteger _____ yo finjo
14. recoger _____ yo encojo
15. restringir _____ yo recojo
16. resurgir _____ yo corrijo
17. rugir _____ yo infrinjo
18. sumergir _____ yo urjo
19. urgir _____ yo resurjo
20. surgir _____ yo restrinjo
Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changes – Verbs Ending In Ger And Gir
Review the vocabulary in the box below. Then, fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
encogerse de hombros - to shrug one’s shoulders, hay que –must, infringir la ley – to break the law,
los exámenes - exams, el hotel - hotel, el león - lion, la opción - option, el presidente - president,
After you finish the fill in the blank exercise above, go to page 4 and try to solve the double puzzle.
Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changer – Verbs ending In Ger And Gir
Double Puzzle
Unscramble each of the clue words. Take the letters that appear in boxes and unscramble them for the final
message. Write the final message in the boxes at the bottom of each puzzle. The scrambled words are in Spanish
and the final message is in English. The answers are on page 5.
Spanish Verbs With Spelling Changer – Verbs ending In Ger And Gir
yo acojo
tú ruges
él aflige
nosotros sumergimos
vosotros cogéis
ellos surgen
Verbs that end in ger and gir change the g to j in the first person singular.