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intuir Present Conjugation

intuir — to sense

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Quick answer:

The present of intuir changes the 'i' to 'y' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: intuyo, intuyes, intuye, intuimos, intuís, intuyen.

intuir Present Forms

yointuyo
túintuyes
él/ella/ustedintuye
nosotrosintuimos
vosotrosintuís
ellos/ellas/ustedesintuyen

When to Use the Present

Use the present tense to talk about gut feelings you have right now or a general ability to sense things without proof.

Notes on intuir in the Present

Intuir follows the pattern of verbs ending in -uir. You must add a 'y' before the ending in most forms to maintain the sound.

Example Sentences

  • Intuyo que algo no va bien hoy.

    I sense that something isn't going well today.

    yo

  • Tú siempre intuyes mis intenciones.

    You always sense my intentions.

    tú

  • Nosotros intuimos el peligro antes que los demás.

    We sense the danger before the others.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Writing 'intuo' instead of 'intuyo'.

    Correct: intuyo

    Why: Verbs ending in -uir require a 'y' when the 'u' is followed by another vowel.

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Related Tenses

Preterite

yo: intuí

In the preterite, intuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person forms: intuí, intuiste, intuyó, intuimos, intuisteis, intuyeron.

Imperfect

yo: intuía

The imperfect of intuir is regular for -ir verbs: intuía, intuías, intuía, intuíamos, intuíais, intuían.

Future

yo: intuiré

The future of intuir is regular: intuiré, intuirás, intuirá, intuiremos, intuiréis, intuirán.

Conditional

yo: intuiría

The conditional of intuir is regular: intuiría, intuirías, intuiría, intuiríamos, intuiríais, intuirían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: intuya

The present subjunctive uses a 'y' in all forms: intuya, intuyas, intuya, intuyamos, intuyáis, intuyan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: intuyera

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' from the preterite: intuyera, intuyeras, intuyera, intuyéramos, intuyerais, intuyeran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: intuye

The imperative uses 'y' for most commands: intuye (tú), intuya (usted), intuyamos (nosotros), intuid (vosotros), intuyan (ustedes).

Negative Imperative

yo: no intuyas

The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no intuyas, no intuya, no intuyamos, no intuyáis, no intuyan.