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Mastering Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs in Spanish

Learn how to conjugate stem-changing verbs in present tense with e:ie, o:ue, and e:i changes in Spanish. Practice verbs like comenzar, volver, jugar, oler, pedir, reír, seguir, mentir, and dormir for fluency.

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Mastering Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs in Spanish

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  1. Present tense Stem-changing verbs

  2. Stem-changing verbs ending in –arand-er • Stem-changing verbs that end in –aror –erchange the stem vowel (vowel before the –aror –er)in the present tense in two possible ways: e ie o ue in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

  3. E - IE comenzar – to begin yocomienzonosotroscomenzamos túcomienzasvosotroscomenzáis Ud.comienzaUds.comienzan

  4. O - ue volver– to return yovuelvonosotrosvolvemos túvuelvesvosotrosvolvéis Ud.vuelveUds.vuelven

  5. Note that jugar has the stem-change u ue. jugar – to play a game yojuegonosotrosjugamos tújuegasvosotrosjugáis Ud.juegaUds.juegan

  6. Note that olerhas the stem-change o hue. oler – to smell yohuelonosotrosolemos túhuelesvosotrosoléis Ud.hueleUds.huelen

  7. Stem-changing verbs ending in –ir • Stem-changing verbs that end in –irchange the stem vowel (vowel before the –ir)in the present tense in three possible ways: e ie o ue e i in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

  8. E – I pedir– to ask for yopidonosotrospedimos túpidesvosotrospedís Ud.pideUds.piden

  9. reír – to laugh yoríonosotrosreímos túríesvosotrosreís Ud.ríeUds.ríen

  10. seguir– to laugh yosigonosotrosseguimos túsiguesvosotrosseguís Ud.sigueUds.siguen

  11. E - ie mentir– to tell a lie yomientonosotrosmentimos túmientesvosotrosmentís Ud.mienteUds.mienten

  12. O ue dormir– to sleep yoduermonosotrosdormimos túduermesvosotrosdormís Ud.duermeUds.duermen

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