Spanish conjugation explanation
Spelling change: -guir → -g-
<p>The spelling of some verb forms changes in order <strong>to preserve the pronunciation</strong> of the infinitive. In verbs ending in <strong style="font-style: italic">-guir</strong>, the <span style="font-style: italic">gu</span> is pronounced <span style="font-style: italic">/g/</span>. When <span style="font-style: italic">gu</span> is followed by <span style="font-style: italic">a</span> or <span style="font-style: italic">o</span>, the pronunciation changes to <span style="font-style: italic">/gw/</span>. So, to preserve the <span style="font-style: italic">/g/</span> sound, we have to replace the <span style="font-style: italic">gu</span> with <span style="font-style: italic">g</span>.</p>
<p>Common verbs affected by this spelling change are: <span style="font-style: italic"><strong>seguir, conseguir, perseguir, distinguir, proseguir, extinguir</strong></span>, etc.</p>
<p>In the following conjugation tables, the affected verb forms of <span style="font-style: italic">distinguir</span> are highlighted:</p>
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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/14/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente</a>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
yo
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingo<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
tú
</span>distingues
</span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
él
</span>distingue
</span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
nosotros
</span>distinguimos
</span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
vosotros
</span>distinguís
</span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
ellos
</span>distinguen
</span>
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</div>
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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/19/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente subjuntivo</a>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
yo
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distinga<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
tú
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingas<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
él
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distinga<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
nosotros
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingamos<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
vosotros
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingáis<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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</div>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
ellos
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingan<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/22/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Imperativo afirmativo</a>
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<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
(tú)
</span>distingue
</span>
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(usted)
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distinga<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
(nosotros)
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingamos<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
(vosotros)
</span>distinguid
</span>
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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">
(ustedes)
</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">distingan<span class="irregularity_circle">●</span></span></span>
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