This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on some special verbs in Spanish you need to master when talking with your Latino patients.
Here is the Special Verbs in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group:
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Today we want to talk about with Spanish verbs with spelling changes (verbos con cambios ortográficos en español). These verbs have a spelling change for a handful of reasons, often times it’s just to make sure that when the verb is in a particular subject it sounds like the original verb.
Verbos ortográficos
Note: Most of them happen in the “yo” form.
Ger – Gir Verbs
Mandatos y subjuntivo
Yo: Proteja |
Tú: Protejas / Elijas |
Él / Ella / Usted: Proteja / Elija |
Nosotros: Protejamos / Elijamos |
Ustedes: Protejan / Elijan |
Ellos: Protejan / Elijan |
Cer – Cir Verbs
Mandatos y subjuntivo
Yo: Ofrezca |
Tú: Ofrezcas / Introduzcas |
Él / Ella / Usted: Ofrezca / Introduzca |
Nosotros: Ofrezcamos / Introduzcamos |
Ustedes: Ofrezcan / Introduzcan |
Ellos:Ofrezcan / Introduzcan |
Cer – Cir Verbs – Special Cases
Mandatos y subjuntivo
Yo: Convenza |
Tú: Convenzas / Esparzas |
Él / Ella / Usted:Convenza / Esparza |
Nosotros: Convenzamos / Esparzamos |
Ustedes: Convenzan / Esparzan |
Ellos: Convenzan / Esparzan |
Car – Gar – Zar Preterite Tense
Mandatos y subjuntivo
Guir Verbs
Yo sigo |
Tú sigues |
Él / Ella / Usted sigue |
Nosotros seguimos |
Ustedes siguen |
Ellos siguen |
Mandatos y subjuntivo
Yo: Siga |
Tú: Sigas |
Él / Ella / Usted: Sigan |
Nosotros: Sigamos |
Ustedes: Sigan |
Ellos: Sigan |
Special Verbs in Spanish Quiz
Special Verbs in Spanish Quiz
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