1. Present Tense of o-ue Stem Changing Verbs

2. Some verbs in Spanish are a little trickier when you conjugate them because they take on a spelling change in their stem. Look at the following forms of the verb “dormir”: yoduermo nosotros dormimos túduermes Ud./él/ella duerme Uds./ellos/ellas duermen Notice how the o changed to ue in all forms except for “nosotros”.

3. Let’s do some practice. What is the “tú” form of the verb “dormir”? duermes! That’s right… it’s cuentan! Let’s do a few more. What is the “ellos” form of the verb “contar”?

4. What is the “nosotros” form of the verb “volver”? volvemos! That’s right… it’s ruego! What is the “yo” form of the verb “rogar”?

5. What is the “ellos” form of the verb “volver”? vuelven! That’s right… it’s dormimos! What is the “nosotros” form of the verb “dormir”?

6. VOILA! See how easy that was? Now try some on your own – click the button to do a practice quiz. Practice Quiz Replay