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EJERCICIO
9·9
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Usualmente yo (traer) algo a una fi esta.
2. El pintor (raer) la vieja pintura del lienzo (canvas).
3. El azúcar (atraer) a las moscas.
4. Juan (contraer) matrimonio con María el próximo mes.
5. Los estudiantes de matemáticas (sustraer) la cantidad mínima
de la cantidad máxima.
EJERCICIO
9·10
Traducción
VOCABULARIO la abeja bee el girasol sunfl ower
el aster aster el miembro, la miembra member
la belleza beauty el otoño fall
exacto/exacta exact plantar to plant
la fl or fl o w e r el verano summer
I am a fl ower. I am an aster, to be exact. My gardener plants me because I attract bees. I bring
a lot of beauty to the garden. I grow tall and beautiful in the summer and in the fall. Many people
think that I am a daisy, but I am not what (lo que) I appear to be. I am actually a member of the
sunfl ower family.
Infi nitives ending with -uir not preceded by g
Up to this point, the groups of irregular verbs discussed in this chapter have shown a changed or
irregular form only in the yo form of the present tense. Th e infi nitives ending with -uir not preceded
by g show changes or irregularities in all of the conjugated forms except nosotros and
vosotros. In each of these forms, a y is added to the stem before the verb ending is attached.
huir to flee, run away destruir to destroy
huyo huimos destruyo destruimos
huyes huís destruyes destruís
huye huyen destruye destruyen
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