12. STEM CHANGING VERBS
Some of the stems of the words may change depending on who is
performing the action. Example-Hacer
Yo
Tu
Haces
El/Ella/Usted
Hace
Nosotros
Hacemos
Vosotros
Notice how there is a
stem change for “Yo”
Hago
Hacéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
Hacen
13. MORE EXAMPLES FOR THIS TYPE OF STEM CHANGE
Conducir (c:zc) Paracer
(c:zc)
Conocer (c:zc) Traducir
(c:zc)
Poner (n:ng)
Traer
(e:ig)
14. ANOTHER TYPE OF STEM CHANGE
Pay close attention to what the stem changes are. Different verbs may
conjugate differently. Example-Poder
Yo
Puedo
Tu
Puedes
El/Ella/Usted
Puede
Nosotros
Podemos
Vosotros
Podéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
Notice how there is no
stem change for
“Nosotros” &
Pueden
“Vosotros”
15. MORE EXAMPLES FOR THIS TYPE OF STEM CHANGE
Estar
Querer
Tener
Venir
Contar
Dormir
Empezar
Entender
Jugar
Pedir
Pensar
Seguir
Sentir
Destruir
Enviar
Graduarse
16. COMPLETELY IRREGULAR VERBS
These stem changing verbs may not have anything to do with the actual
stem it’s derived from so watch out! Example-Ir
Yo
Voy
Tu
Vas
El/Ella/Usted
Va
Nosotros
Vamos
Vosotros
Vais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
There is no need for
an accent because it’s
so irregular.
Van
18. THESE SIMPLY COVER THE MAJORITY
LUCKILY THERE AREN’T
AS MANY IRREGULAR
VERBS AS THERE ARE
REGULAR VERBS!
TRUST YOUR INSTINCT!!!
19. USES FOR PRESENT TENSE!
Do you think you can just use present tense for talking about the present?
Of course not! You can also use it to speak about the future! For
example:
Ir + a + Infinitive
Is the basic formula for creating a sentence about the future.
