Spanish Test Study Guide

Stem change for words that contain o→

ue

Stem change for words that contain e→

ie

Stem change for words that contain u→

ue

Stem change for words that contain e (Specifically ir verbs)→

i

Which conjugations don’t follow the stem change rule?

The conjugations that don't follow the stem change rule are the nosotros and vosotros forms.

almorzar

to have lunch, a stem-changing verb that changes from o to ue in the present tense.

costar

to cost, to be worth

dormir

to sleep

poder

to be able to

mostrar

to show

volver

to return

resolver

to solve

encontrar

to find

revolver

to stir or to mix

envolver

to wrap or to envelop

recordar

to remember

comenzar

to begin or to start

empezar

to begin or to start

entender

to understand

pensar

to think

mentir

to lie

preferir

to prefer

querer

to want

perder

to lose

cerrar

to close

tener

to have

jugar

to play

servir

to serve

repetir

to repeat

pedir

to ask for

competir

to compete

corregir

to correct

venir (vengo, vienes, viene, venmos, venís, vienen)

to arrive, come

poner (pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen)

to put, place

dar (doy, das, da, damos, daís, dan)

to give

decir (digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen)

to tell

salir (salgo, sales,sale, salimos, salís, salen)

to leave

traer (traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen)

to bring

ser (soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son)

to be: DOCTORA

hacer (hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen)

to do, make

oír (oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen)

to hear, listen

ver (veo, ves, ve, vemos, véis, ven)

to see, watch

ir (voy, vas, va, vamos, váis, van)

to go, attend

saber (sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben)

to know: MIAS

caer (me caigo, te caes, se cae, nos caemos, os caéis, se caen)

to fall

conocer (conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos concéis, conocen)

to know: PIPA

estra (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, estan)

to be: PLACE