Stem-Changing Verbs

• Some verbs in Spanish language have stem change in four forms of the present tense. There are three types of verbs. Note that the nosotros & vosotros forms do not change

Stem-changing verbs e ie

• Querer (To want)

• Yo quiero Nosotros queremos

• Tú quieres Vosotros queréis

• Usted quiere Ustedes quieren

• Él / Ella quiere Ellos / Ellas quieren

• Remember that the verb does not stem change in the nosotros & vosotros forms.

More stem-changing verbs from e ie

• Acertar (To manage to)

• Advertir (To alert)

• Atender (To attend)

• Atravesar (To cross)

• Calentar (To heat)

• Cerrar (To close)

• Comenzar (To begin)

• Confesar (To confess)

• Convertir (To convert)

• Defender (To defend)

• Despertar (To wake up)

• Encender (To light)

• Entender (To understand)

• Enterrar (To bury)

• Fregar (To scrub)

• Herir (To injure)

• Hervir (To boil)

• Mentir (To lie)

• Merendar (To have lunch)

• Negar (To deny)

• Pensar (To think)

• Perder (To lose)

More stem-changing verbs from e ie

• Preferir (To prefer)

• Regar (To water)

• Sugerir (To suggest)

• Temblar (To tremble)

• Tender (To spread over)

• Tropezar (To stumble on)

• Verter (To spill)

Stem-Changing verbs o ue

• Poder (Can & To be able to)

• Yo Puedo Nosotros Podemos

• Tú Puedes Vosotros Podéis

• Ud. Puede Ustedes Pueden

• Él / Ella Puede Ellos / Ellas Pueden

• Remember that the verb does not stem change in the nosotros & vosotros forms.

More verbs that stem change from o ue

• Acodar (To agree, decide)• Acostar (To put to bed)• Almorzar (To have lunch)• Aprobar (To approve)• Colgar (To hang)• Demonstrar (To

demonstrate, prove)• Devolver (To return an

object)

• Dormir (To sleep)• Encontrar (to find)• Envolver (To wrap)• Forzar (To force)• Morder (To bite)• Morir (To die)• Mostrar (To show)• Mover (To move an

object, to motivate)

More verbs that stem change from o ue

• Probar (To test, taste)• Recordar (To remember)• Reselvolver (To solve)• Rogar (To beg, pray)• Soler (To be in the habit of)• Sonar (To sound, ring)• Soñar (To dream)• Tostar (To toast)• Volar (To fly)• Volver (To return)

Stem-changing verbs e i

• Pedir (To ask for)

• Yo Pido Nosotros Pedimos

• Tú Pides Vosotros Pedís

• Ud. Pide Ustedes Piden

• Él / Ella Pide Ellos/Ellas Piden

• Remember that the verb does not stem change in the nosotros & vosotros forms.

More stem-changing verbs from e i

• Competir (To compete)• Concebir (To conceive)• Despedir (To fire)• Impedir (To impede)• Medir (To measure)• Reñir (To scold, quarrel)• Repetir (To repeat)• Servir (To serve)• Teñir (To color, dye, stain)• Vestir (To dress)