Huir (to run away) and construir (to build) are irregular verbs in El Presente in Spanish.
Conjugation of "huir" in El Presente in Spanish
| HUIR to run away |
|
| yo | huyo |
| tú | huyes |
|
él / ella / usted |
huye |
| nosotros / nosotras | huimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | huis/ huís |
| ellos/ ellas /ustedes |
huyen |
Conjugation of "construir" in El Presente in Spanish
| CONSTRUIR to build |
|
| yo | construyo |
| tú | construyes |
|
él / ella / usted |
construye |
| nosotros / nosotras | construimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | construís |
| ellos/ ellas /ustedes |
construyen |
Notice how for these verbs we add a -y- between the stem and the ending EXCEPT for nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras .
Notice how for the vosotros forms:"construís" has a written accent [´] but "huir" has both "huis" and "huís" (with and without a written accent). This is because when pronounced as a monosyllabic word it does not require an accent. However, some Spanish speaking countries have a pronunciation that treats it as two syllables, in these instances it is permitted to write it with a written accent.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Yo construyo una casa.I'm building a house.
Tú huyes del incendio.You're running away from the fire.
Ella construye un puente.She's building a bridge.
Nosotros huimos de los bombardeos.We're running away from the bombing.
Vosotros construís un palacio.You're building a palace.
Ellos huyen de la lluvia.They're running away from the rain.
Ustedes huyen muy rápido.You escape very quickly.
See also: List of Spanish irregular -uir verbs (i > y) in the present and past tenses.
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