Distribuir, construir, destruir and huir, are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido, but they all follow the same pattern, replacing the last two letters of the infinitive with:
| yo |
-í |
| tú |
-iste |
| él / ella / Ud. |
-yó |
| nosotros / nosotras |
-imos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
-isteis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. |
-yeron |
Note the vowel change from
-i- with a
-y- in both the third person singular and plural forms (
él and
ellos). Also note that there are accents in the first person and third person singular forms.
Here are some examples to look at and listen to:
Yo huí del peligro.I ran away from the danger.
Tú construiste castillos en la arena.You built castles in the sand.
Ángeles distribuyó las bebidas a los corredores.Ángeles handed out drinks to the runners.
Nosotros destruimos la información.We destroyed the information.
Vosotros distribuisteis la propaganda.You distributed the propaganda.
Los ingenieros construyeron un puente.The engineers built a bridge.
Ustedes destruyeron mi castillo de arena.You destroyed my sand castle.
Verbs that follow this pattern are
- distribuir (to distribute)
- construir (to build)
- destruir (to destroy)
- huir (to run away)
- disminuir (to reduce)
See also: Verb list: Irregular -uir verbs (i > y) in the present and past tenses.
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