Other irregular present tense verbs
Yo form ending in -go poner (to put/place) yo pongo, tú pones, etc. hacer (to make/do) yo hago, tú haces, etc. salir (to leave) yo salgo, tú sales, etc. valer (to be worth) yo valgo, tú vales, etc. traer (to bring) yo traigo, tú traes, etc. caer (to fall) yo caigo, tú caes, etc. oír (to hear) yo oigo, tú oyes, etc. Tener (to have) yo tengo, tú tienes, etc. Venir (to come) yo vengo, tú vienes, etc. Decir (to say, tell) yo digo, tú dices, etc.
Stem-changing verbs
A number of verbs have a change in the vowel E or O of the stem. For example, pensar (to think) pienso (e ie stem-changer) sentir (to feel) siento (e ie stem-changer) volver (to return) vuelvo (o ue stem-changer) dormir (to sleep) duermo (o ue stem-changer) pedir (to ask for) pido (e i stem-changer)
The change of e to ie or o to ue takes place in all persons of the singular (yo, tú, él) and the third person plural (ellos). comenzar= to start (e ie) Yo comienzoNosotros comenzamos Tú comienzas XXXXXXXXXXXX ÉlEllos Ella comienza Ellascomienzan Ud. Uds.
DORMIR = to sleep (o ue) Yo duermoNosotros dormimos Tú duermesXXXXXXXXXXXX ÉlEllos Ella duermeEllasduermen Ud. Uds.
*** servir (to serve) and vestirse (to get dressed) conjugate in the same manner PEDIR = to ask for/ request (e i) Yo pidoNosotros pedimos Tú pidesXXXXXXXXXXXX ÉlEllos EllapideEllaspiden Ud. Uds.
How would you conjugate the reflexive verb “dormirse” in the present tense?
Practice: Translate the following sentences. 1. The lady orders chicken. 2. I ask for a menu. 3. Spanish class begins at 10: The boy sleeps a lot.
Other important e ie verbs comenzar = to begin despertarse = to wake up divertirse= to have fun entender= to understand perder = to lose querer= to love sentar= to seat sentir= to feel; to regret
Other important o ue verbs acordarse= to remember acostarse = to go to bed costar= to cost llover= to rain morir = to die poder = to be able to voler= to fly
Practice! pedir (yo) morir (tú) despertarse (él) divertirse (nosotros) querer (ellos) perder (yo) acostarse (tú) volar (el ave)