Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: O to UE Stem-Changing Verbs


AR	acordar	to remember	erinnern
	encontrar	to meet, encounter	treffen, begegnen
	volar	to fly	fliegen
ER	doler	to hurt	schmerzen
	mover	to move	bewegen
	volver	to return	kehren, zurückkehren
IR	dormir	to sleep	schlafen
	morir	to die	sterben

In some forms the -o nearest the end of the stem becomes an -ue.

Drop the -ar, the -er, or the -ir: That's the stem !!

To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below:

The nosotros & vosotros forms do not require the stem change in the present tense.

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerdo	I remind	I do remind	I'm reminding	ich ermahne
encontrar	encuentro	I encounter, meet	I do encounter, meet	I'm encountering, meeting	ich treffe
volar	vuelo	I fly	I do fly	I'm flying	ich fliege

ER
doler	duelo	I hurt	I do hurt	I'm hurting	ich schmerze
mover	muevo	I move	I do move	I'm moving	ich bewege
volver	vuelvo	I return	I do return	I'm returning	ich kehre zurück

IR
dormir	duermo	I sleep	I do sleep	I'm sleeping	ich schlafe
morir	muero	I die	I do die	I'm dying	ich sterbe

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -o ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerdas	you remind	you do remind	you're reminding	du ermahnst
encontrar	encuentras	you encounter, meet	you do encounter, meet	you're encountering, meeting	du triffst
volar	vuelas	you fly	you do fly	you're flying	du fliegst

ER
doler	dueles	you hurt	you do hurt	you're hurting	du schmerzt
mover	mueves	you move	you do move	you're moving	du bewegst
volver	vuelves	you return	you do return	you're returning	du kehrst zurück

IR
dormir	duermes	you sleep	you do sleep	you're sleeping	du schläfst
morir	mueres	you die	you do die	you're dying	du stirbst

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -as or -es ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Él form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerda	he reminds	he does remind	he's reminding	er ermahnt
encontrar	encuentra	he encounters, meets	he does encounter, meet	he's encountering, meeting	er trifft
volar	vuela	he flies	he does fly	he's flying	er fliegt

ER
doler	duele	he hurts	he does hurt	he's hurting	er schmerzt
mover	mueve	he moves	he does move	he's moving	er bewegt
volver	vuelve	he returns	he does return	he's returning	er kehrt zurück

IR
dormir	duerme	he sleeps	he does sleep	he's sleeping	er schläft
morir	muere	he dies	he does die	he's dying	er stirbt

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -a or -e ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ÉL is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ÉL. If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerda	she reminds	she does remind	she's reminding	sie ermahnt
encontrar	encuentra	she encounters, meets	she does encounter, meet	she's encountering, meeting	sie trifft
volar	vuela	she flies	she does fly	she's flying	sie fliegt

ER
doler	duele	she hurts	she does hurt	she's hurting	sie schmerzt
mover	mueve	she moves	she does move	she's moving	sie bewegt
volver	vuelve	she returns	she does return	she's returning	sie kehrt zurück

IR
dormir	duerme	she sleeps	she does sleep	she's sleeping	sie schläft
morir	muere	she dies	she does die	she's dying	sie stirbt

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -a or -e ending says she is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLA is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLA. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Usted form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerda	you remind	you do remind	you're reminding	Sie ermahnen
encontrar	encuentra	you encounter, meet	you do encounter, meet	you're encountering, meeting	Sie treffen
volar	vuela	you fly	you do fly	you're flying	Sie fliegen

ER
doler	duele	you hurt	you do hurt	you're hurting	Sie schmerzen
mover	mueve	you move	you do move	you're moving	Sie bewegen
volver	vuelve	you return	you do return	you're returning	Sie kehren zurück

IR
dormir	duerme	you sleep	you do sleep	you're sleeping	Sie schlafen
morir	muere	you die	you do die	you're dying	Sie sterben

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -a or -e ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTED is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTED. If you do add the USTED, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Nosotros & Nosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ar verb conjugation.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acordamos	we remind	we do remind	we're reminding	wir ermahnen
encontrar	encontramos	we encounter, meet	we do encounter, meet	we're encountering, meeting	wir treffen
volar	volamos	we fly	we do fly	we're flying	wir fliegen

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er verb conjugation.

ER
doler	dolemos	we hurt	we do hurt	we're hurting	wir schmerzen
mover	movemos	we move	we do move	we're moving	wir bewegen
volver	volvemos	we return	we do return	we're returning	wir kehren zurück

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ir verb conjugation.

IR
dormir	dormimos	we sleep	we do sleep	we're sleeping	wir schlafen
morir	morimos	we die	we do die	we're dying	wir sterben

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -mos ending says we are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The NOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say NOSOTROS. If you do add the NOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying we dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Vosotros & Vosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ar verb conjugation.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acordáis	y'all remind	y'all do remind	y'all are reminding	ihr ermahnt
encontrar	encontráis	y'all encounter, meet	y'all do encounter, meet	y'all are encountering, meeting	ihr trefft
volar	voláis	y'all fly	y'all do fly	y'all are flying	ihr fliegt

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -er verb conjugation.

ER
doler	doléis	y'all hurt	y'all do hurt	y'all are hurting	ihr schmerzt
mover	movéis	y'all move	y'all do move	y'all are moving	ihr bewegt
volver	volvéis	y'all return	y'all do return	y'all are returning	ihr kehrt zurück

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ir verb conjugation.

IR
dormir	dormís	y'all sleep	y'all do sleep	y'all are sleeping	ihr schlaft
morir	morís	y'all die	y'all do die	y'all are dying	ihr sterbt

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -áis, -éis, or -ís ending says y'all are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The VOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say VOSOTROS. If you do add the VOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying y'all dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Ellos form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerdan	they remind	they do remind	they're reminding	sie ermahnen
encontrar	encuentran	they encounter, meet	they do encounter, meet	they're encountering, meeting	sie treffen
volar	vuelan	they fly	they do fly	they're flying	sie fliegen

ER
doler	duelen	they hurt	they do hurt	they're hurting	sie schmerzen
mover	mueven	they move	they do move	they're moving	sie bewegen
volver	vuelven	they return	they do return	they're returning	sie kehren zurück

IR
dormir	duermen	they sleep	they do sleep	they're sleeping	sie schlafen
morir	mueren	they die	they do die	they're dying	sie sterben

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -an or -en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLOS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLOS. If you do add the ELLOS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Ellas form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerdan	they remind	they do remind	they're reminding	sie ermahnen
encontrar	encuentran	they encounter, meet	they do encounter, meet	they're encountering, meeting	sie treffen
volar	vuelan	they fly	they do fly	they're flying	sie fliegen

ER
doler	duelen	they hurt	they do hurt	they're hurting	sie schmerzen
mover	mueven	they move	they do move	they're moving	sie bewegen
volver	vuelven	they return	they do return	they're returning	sie kehren zurück

IR
dormir	duermen	they sleep	they do sleep	they're sleeping	sie schlafen
morir	mueren	they die	they do die	they're dying	sie sterben

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -an or -en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLAS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLAS. If you do add the ELLAS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: Stem changing verbs: O -> UE

Ustedes form

To make this form, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir.

Look for the O nearest the end of the stem, and change it to UE.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

This is important to realize, because the present tense yo form is the basis for forming present subjunctive forms.

AR					deutsch
acordar	acuerdan	you remind	you do remind	you're reminding	Sie ermahnen
encontrar	encuentran	you encounter, meet	you do encounter, meet	you're encountering, meeting	Sie treffen
volar	vuelan	you fly	you do fly	you're flying	Sie fliegen

ER
doler	duelen	you hurt	you do hurt	you're hurting	Sie schmerzen
mover	mueven	you move	you do move	you're moving	Sie bewegen
volver	vuelven	you return	you do return	you're returning	Sie kehren zurück

IR
dormir	duermen	you sleep	you do sleep	you're sleeping	Sie schlafen
morir	mueren	you die	you do die	you're dying	Sie sterben

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR, ER or IR) tells you the action.

Using the -an or -en ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTEDES is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTEDES. If you do add the USTEDES, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES