Consiguieron - i/y rules

ZUzana Z.C1Kwiziq community member

Consiguieron - i/y rules

Hello. Why we use "consiguieron", not "consiguyeron"? Thanks. Zuzana

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate stem-changing-ir verbs (e > i) in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Zuzana

The verb conseguir is an -ir verb (infinitive ending in -ir) and the endings for the preterite are these:

-í

-iste

-ió

-imos

-isteis

-ieron

So, for the ellos/ ellas form you have the stem: consegu- (but that e turns into a i because it has this irregular change in the stem, so "consigu-..." and then ending "ieron":

consiguieron

There's no need to turn that i from ieron in a y.

I hope it clarifies it.

Saludos

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Consiguieron - i/y rules

Hello. Why we use "consiguieron", not "consiguyeron"? Thanks. Zuzana

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