GRAMMAR

Present Indicative: Stem-Changers

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Quick Summary

Some verbs have a stem-change in the present tense (meaning, one of the vowels changes when you conjugate the verb).

Additional Changes
1. When you learn each verb, you have to memorize if it has a stem-change.

2. Jugar (u-ue) is the only verb that has a stem-change of u -> ue. It happens in all forms except nosotros/ vosotros.

• Mi papá  juega al fútbol profesional. Todos en mi familia jugamos algún deporte. (jugar: u-ue) (My dad plays professional soccer. Everyone in my family plays some sport.)

3. No verb has a stem-change in the nosotros/ vosotros forms.

• Nosotros nos acostamos a las once pero los niños se acuestan mucho más temprano. (acostar: o-ue) (We go to bed at 11 but the kids go to bed much earlier.)
• Tú no tienes mucho dinero, pero juntos tenemos lo suficiente. (tener: e-ie) (You don't have much money, but together we have enough.)
• Sentimos por lo que pasó. Yo, en particular, lo siento mucho. (sentir: e-ie) (We're sorry for what happened. I, in particular, am really sorry.)

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