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Let’s continue with our series of posta about verb irregularities in Spanish, in the present. Today we have two cases, check them out!

1. The e becomes an i.

Pedir

Presente de Indicativo – pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden
Presente de Subjuntivo – pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan
Imperativo – pide, pida, pidamos, pedid, pidan

Other verbs that have the same irregularity:

competir [to compete], impedir [to stop], rendir [to produce, yield], servir [to serve], vestir(se) [to (get) dressed], despedir [to say goodbye], medir [to measure], repetir [to repeat], teñir [to dye]

2. The c becomes zc

Parecer

Presente de Indicativo – parezco, pareces, parece, parecemos, parecéis, parecen
Presente de Subjuntivo – parezca, parezcas, parezca, parezcamos, parezcáis, parezcan
Imperativo – parece, parezca, parezcamos, parezcáis, parezcan

Verbs conjugated as parecer:

abastecer [to supply], agradecer [to thank], amanecer [to dawn], anochecer [to get dark], aparecer [to appear], conducir [to drive], conocer [to know, to meet], crecer [to grow], deducir [to deduce], empobrecer [to make poor], enriquecer [to get rich], envejecer [to age], establecer [to establish], fallecer [to pass away], favorecer [to favor], fortalecer [to strengthen], inducir [to induce], introducir [to insert], merecer [to deserve], nacer [to be born], obedecer [to obey], ofrecer [to offer], permanecer [to remain], pertenecer [to belong], producir [to produce], reducir [to reduce], rejuvenecer [to rejuvenate], seducir [to seduce], traducir [to translate]

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