Spanish Present Tense Verbs and Stem Changes

Flashcards covering the present tense of ir, e:ie, o:ue, u:ue, and e:i stem-changing verbs, and verbs with irregular yo forms.

ir

Spanish verb meaning 'to go', conjugated in the present tense as voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

ir a + [infinitive]

Structure used for expressing future plans, translated as 'to be going to + [Infinitive]'.

vamos a + [infinitive]

Expression meaning 'let's do something'.

empezar

An e:ie stem-changing verb conjugated as empiezo, empiezas, empieza, empezamos, empezáis, empiezan.

volver

An o:ue stem-changing verb conjugated as vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, volvéis, vuelven.

jugar

A u:ue stem-changing verb conjugated as juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan.

pedir

An e:i stem-changing verb conjugated as pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden.

Other e:ie verbs

Stem-changing verbs listed in the text: cerrar, comenzar, entender, pensar, perder, preferir, querer.

Other o:ue verbs

Stem-changing verbs listed in the text: almorzar, contar, dormir, encontrar, mostrar, poder, recordar.

Other e:i verbs

Stem-changing verbs listed in the text: conseguir, decir, repetir, seguir.

hacer

Verb with the irregular yo form 'hago'.

poner

Verb with the irregular yo form 'pongo'.

salir

Verb with the irregular yo form 'salgo'.

suponer

Verb with the irregular yo form 'supongo'.

traer

Verb with the irregular yo form 'traigo'.

ver

Verb with irregular present tense forms: veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven.

oír

Verb with irregular present tense forms: oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen.