Irregular ER Verbs
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.5.10
Stem Changing ER Verbs (E → IE)
In Spanish, some ER verbs change when conjugated with the 'e' in the infinitive becoming 'ie'. This does NOT happen in the 'vosotros' and 'nosotros' forms.
E → IE
- Some ER verbs change the E in infinitive to IE when conjugated.
- E.g. Entender (to understand) → entiendo (I understand).
Perder - to lose
- Pierdo - I lose.
- Pierdes - you lose.
- Pierde - he/she loses.
- Perdemos - we lose.
- Perdéis - you lose.
- Pierden - they lose.
Querer - to want
- Quiero - I want.
- Quieres - you want.
- Quiere - he/she wants.
- Queremos - we want.
- Queréis - you want.
- Quieren - they want.
Encender - to turn on (lights, TV)
- Enciendo - I turn on.
- Enciendes - you turn on.
- Enciende - he/she turns on.
- Encendemos - we turn on.
- Encendéis - you (plural) turn on.
- Encieden - they turn on.
Stem Changing ER Verbs (O → UE)
In Spanish, some ER verbs change when conjugated in the present tense, with the 'o' in the infinitive becoming 'ue'. This does NOT happen in the 'vosotros' and 'nosotros' forms.
O → UE
- These ER verbs change from an O in the infinitive to UE in the present tense.
- E.g. Soler (to regularly do something ) → suelo (I regularly do something).
Llover - to rain
- Llueve - it rains.
- This verb is only used in the 3rd person singular form.
Volver - to return
- Vuelvo - I return.
- Vuelves - you return.
- Vuelve - he/she returns.
- Volvemos - we return.
- Volvéis - you return.
- Vuelven - they return.
Poder - to be able to
- Puedo - I am able to.
- Puedes - you are able to.
- Puede - he/she is able to.
- Podemos - we are able to.
- Podéis - you are able to.
- Pueden - they are able to.
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