Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: -uir Verbs with i -> y


IR	atribuir	to attribute	zuschreiben
	concluir	to conclude	beenden, beschließen
	constituir	to constitute	bilden, begründen
	construir	to construct, build	bauen
	destruir	to destroy	zerstören
	distribuir	to distribute	verteilen
	incluir	to include	einschließen, enthalten

A Y is added before the ending to maintain stress correctly.

The nosotros & vosotros forms do not require this change in the present tense.

Drop the -ir: That's the stem !!

To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuyo	I attribute	I do attribute	I'm attributing	ich schreibe zu
concluir	concluyo	I conclude	I do conclude	I'm concluding	ich beende
constituir	constituyo	I constitute	I do constitute	I'm constituting	ich begründe
construir	construyo	I construct	I do construct	I'm constructing	ich baue
destruir	destruyo	I destroy	I do destroy	I'm destroying	ich zerstöre
distribuir	distribuyo	I distribute	I do distribute	I'm distributing	ich verteile
incluir	incluyo	I include	I do include	I'm including	ich schließe ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the o ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuyes	you attribute	you do attribute	you're attributing	du schreibst zu
concluir	concluyes	you conclude	you do conclude	you're concluding	du beendest
constituir	constituyes	you constitute	you do constitute	you're constituting	du begründest
construir	construyes	you construct	you do construct	you're constructing	du baust
destruir	destruyes	you destroy	you do destroy	you're destroying	du zerstörst
distribuir	distribuyes	you distribute	you do distribute	you're distributing	du verteilst
incluir	incluyes	you include	you do include	you're including	du schließt ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the es ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Él form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuye	he attributes	he does attribute	he's attributing	er schreibt zu
concluir	concluye	he concludes	he does conclude	he's concluding	er beendet
constituir	constituye	he constitutes	he does constitute	he's constituting	er begründet
construir	construye	he constructs	he does construct	he's constructing	er baut
destruir	destruye	he destroys	he does destroy	he's destroying	er zerstört
distribuir	distribuye	he distributes	he does distribute	he's distributing	er verteilt
incluir	incluye	he includes	he does include	he's including	er schließt ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the e ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ÉL is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ÉL. If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuye	she attributes	she does attribute	she's attributing	sie schreibt zu
concluir	concluye	she concludes	she does conclude	she's concluding	sie beendet
constituir	constituye	she constitutes	she does constitute	she's constituting	sie begründet
construir	construye	she constructs	she does construct	she's constructing	sie baut
destruir	destruye	she destroys	she does destroy	she's destroying	sie zerstört
distribuir	distribuye	she distributes	she does distribute	she's distributing	sie verteilt
incluir	incluye	she includes	she does include	she's including	sie schließt ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the e ending says she is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLA is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLA. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Usted form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuye	you attribute	you do attribute	you're attributing	Sie schreiben zu
concluir	concluye	you conclude	you do conclude	you're concluding	Sie beenden
constituir	constituye	you constitute	you do constitute	you're constituting	Sie begründen
construir	construye	you construct	you do construct	you're constructing	Sie bauen
destruir	destruye	you destroy	you do destroy	you're destroying	Sie zerstören
distribuir	distribuye	you distribute	you do distribute	you're distributing	Sie verteilen
incluir	incluye	you include	you do include	you're including	Sie schließen ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the e ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTED is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTED. If you do add the USTED, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Nosotros & Nosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuimos	we attribute	we do attribute	we're attributing	wir schreiben zu
concluir	concluimos	we conclude	we do conclude	we're concluding	wir beenden
constituir	constituimos	we constitute	we do constitute	we're constituting	wir begründen
construir	construimos	we construct	we do construct	we're constructing	wir bauen
destruir	destruimos	we destroy	we do destroy	we're destroying	wir zerstören
distribuir	distribuimos	we distribute	we do distribute	we're distributing	wir verteilen
incluir	incluimos	we include	we do include	we're including	wir schließen ein

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ir verb conjugation.

Why add the Y in other forms?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added Y it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the imos ending says we are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The NOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say NOSOTROS. If you do add the NOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying we dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Vosotros & Vosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuís	y'all attribute	y'all do attribute	y'all are attributing	ihr schreibt zu
concluir	concluís	y'all conclude	y'all do conclude	y'all are concluding	ihr beendet
constituir	constituís	y'all constitute	y'all do constitute	y'all are constituting	ihr begründet
construir	construís	y'all construct	y'all do construct	y'all are constructing	ihr baut
destruir	destruís	y'all destroy	y'all do destroy	y'all are destroying	ihr zerstört
distribuir	distribuís	y'all distribute	y'all do distribute	y'all are distributing	ihr verteilt
incluir	incluís	y'all include	y'all do include	y'all are including	ihr schließt ein

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ir verb conjugation.

Why add the Y in other forms?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added Y it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the ís ending says y'all are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The VOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say VOSOTROS. If you do add the VOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying y'all dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Ellos form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuyen	they attribute	they do attribute	they're attributing	sie schreiben zu
concluir	concluyen	they conclude	they do conclude	they're concluding	sie beenden
constituir	constituyen	they constitute	they do constitute	they're constituting	sie begründen
construir	construyen	they construct	they do construct	they're constructing	sie bauen
destruir	destruyen	they destroy	they do destroy	they're destroying	sie zerstören
distribuir	distribuyen	they distribute	they do distribute	they're distributing	sie verteilen
incluir	incluyen	they include	they do include	they're including	sie schließen ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLOS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLOS. If you do add the ELLOS, it usually adds emphasis, saying THEY DOOO ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Ellas form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuyen	they attribute	they do attribute	they're attributing	sie schreiben zu
concluir	concluyen	they conclude	they do conclude	they're concluding	sie beenden
constituir	constituyen	they constitute	they do constitute	they're constituting	sie begründen
construir	construyen	they construct	they do construct	they're constructing	sie bauen
destruir	destruyen	they destroy	they do destroy	they're destroying	sie zerstören
distribuir	distribuyen	they distribute	they do distribute	they're distributing	sie verteilen
incluir	incluyen	they include	they do include	they're including	sie schließen ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLAS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLAS. If you do add the ELLAS, it usually adds emphasis, saying THEY DOOO ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UIR verbs add an extra Y to maintain stress: I ->Y

Ustedes form

To make this form, drop the -ir from the end of the infinitive.

Add a Y to the stem, otherwise the U and the ending will form a diphthong.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
atribuir	atribuyen	you attribute	you do attribute	you're attributing	Sie schreiben zu
concluir	concluyen	you conclude	you do conclude	you're concluding	Sie beenden
constituir	constituyen	you constitute	you do constitute	you're constituting	Sie begründen
construir	construyen	you construct	you do construct	you're constructing	Sie bauen
destruir	destruyen	you destroy	you do destroy	you're destroying	Sie zerstören
distribuir	distribuyen	you distribute	you do distribute	you're distributing	Sie verteilen
incluir	incluyen	you include	you do include	you're including	Sie schließen ein

What do they have in common ?

The stem (verb minus IR) tells you the action.

Using the en ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTEDES is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTEDES. If you do add the USTEDES, it usually adds emphasis, saying YOU DOOO ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES