guiar Present Conjugation
guiar — to guide
The present of guiar is irregular, adding an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
guiar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe someone leading a group, following a GPS, or providing current advice or direction.
Notes on guiar in the Present
Guiar is a 'vocalic' irregular verb. The 'i' becomes stressed and needs an accent (guío, guías, guía, guían) to keep the syllables separate, except in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
Yo guío a los turistas por el centro histórico.
I guide the tourists through the historic center.
yo
Tú nos guías siempre por el mejor camino.
You always guide us along the best path.
tú
El GPS guía al conductor hasta el hotel.
The GPS guides the driver to the hotel.
él/ella/usted
Ellos guían la expedición a la montaña.
They guide the expedition to the mountain.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'guio' or 'guia' without the accent.
Correct: guío / guía
Why: Without the accent, the 'ui' would be a diphthong pronounced as one syllable. The accent is required to show the 'i' is stressed.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: guie
The preterite of guiar is regular in its endings, but 'guie' and 'guio' no longer take accents in modern spelling.
Imperfect
yo: guiaba
The imperfect of guiar is completely regular: guiaba, guiabas, guiaba, guiábamos, guiabais, guiaban.
Future
yo: guiaré
The future of guiar is regular: guiaré, guiarás, guiará, guiaremos, guiaréis, guiarán.
Conditional
yo: guiaría
The conditional of guiar is regular: guiaría, guiarías, guiaría, guiaríamos, guiaríais, guiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: guíe
The present subjunctive of guiar follows the present indicative's irregularity, adding an accent to 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: guiara
The imperfect subjunctive of guiar is regular: guiara, guiaras, guiara, guiáramos, guiarais, guiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: guía
The imperative of guiar uses 'guía' for tú and 'guíe' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no guíes
The negative imperative of guiar uses the present subjunctive forms: no guíes, no guíe, no guiemos, no guíen.