In verbs that have an e to ie change, when you conjugate the verb, you change the ‘ e ’ in the stem to ‘ ie ’ in all forms except the nosotros form .

Examples of e  ie Stem-Changing verbs in the present tense: tener– to have venir – to come

Tener (to have) and Venir (to come) are also e-ie stem-changing verbs but these verbs have an irregular ’yo’ form. TENER – to have Yo tengo Nosotros tenemos Tú tienes Él Ella tiene Usted Ellos Ellas tienen Ustedes VENIR – to come Yo vengo Nosotros venimos Tú vienes Él Ella viene Usted Ellos Ellas vienen Ustedes

In verbs that have an o to ue change, when you conjugate the verb, you change the ‘ o ’ in the stem to ‘ ue ’ in all forms except the nosotros form .

Examples of o  ue Stem-Changing verbs in the present tense:

Jugar (to play a sport/game) is a u-ue stem-changing Jugar– to play (a sport/game) Yo juego Nosotros jugamos Tú juegas Él Ella juega Usted Ellos Ellas juegan Ustedes

In verbs that have an e to i change, when you conjugate the verb, you change the ‘ e ’ in the stem to ‘ i ’ in all forms except the nosotros form .

Examples of e  ie Stem-Changing verbs in the present tense:

Seguir (to follow) and Conseguir (to get) are also e-i stem-changing verbs but these verbs have an irregular ’yo’ form. Seguir– to follow Yo sigo Nosotros seguimos Tú sigues Él Ella sigue Usted Ellos Ellas siguen Ustedes Conseguir– to get Yo consigo Nosotros conseguimos Tú consigues Él Ella consigue Usted Ellos Ellas consiguen Ustedes