Irregular Spanish Verbs - (o) changes to (ue)
The verbs mostrar (to show), and dormir (to sleep) follow the same pattern as volar, (o) changes to (ue) in the present tense (with the exception of nosotros and vosotros).
The congugation of the verb mostrar, and dormir is shown in the table below.
mostrar (example sentences)(full conjugation)
| mostrar | ||
| yo | muestro |
(I show) |
| tú | muestras |
(you show) |
| Ud./él/ella | muestra |
(you/he/she shows) |
| nosotros (as) | mostramos |
(we show) |
| vosotros (as) | mostráis |
(you show) |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | muestran |
(you all/they show) |
dormir (example sentences) (full conjugation)
| dormir | ||
| yo | duermo |
(I sleep) |
| tú | duermes |
(you sleep) |
| Ud./él/ella | duerme |
(you/he/she sleeps) |
| nosotros (as) | dormimos |
(we sleep) |
| vosotros (as) | dormís |
(you sleep) |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | duermen |
(you all/they sleep) |
Note: yo = I, tú = you (informal), usted (Ud.) = you (formal), él = he, ella = she, nosotros = we (males), nosotras = we (females), vosotros = you guys (informal, males), vosotras = you guys (informal, females), ellos = they (males), ellas = they (females), ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)
-ar verbs that change from o to ue:
| acordarse |
to remember |
| acostarse |
to go to bed |
| almorzar |
to eat lunch |
| contar |
to count, to tell a story |
| costar |
to cost |
| demostrar |
to show (interchangeable with mostrar) |
| encontrar |
to find, to meet |
| jugar |
to play |
| mostrar |
to show (interchangeable with demostrar) |
| probar |
to prove, to test |
| recordar |
to remember, to recall, to remind |
| volar |
to fly |
- er verbs that stem change o to ue
| devolver |
to return an object, to give something back |
| envolver |
to wrap up |
| mover |
to move |
| poder |
to be able |
| resolver |
to resolve |
| soler |
to be accustomed to |
| volver |
to return |
-ir verbs o to ue
| dormir |
to sleep |
| morir |
to die |
mover (example sentences)(full conjugation)
| yo | muevo |
(I move) |
| tú | mueves |
(you move) |
| Ud./él/ella | mueve |
(he moves) |
| nosotros (as) | movemos |
(we move) |
| vosotros (as) | movéis |
(you guys move) |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | mueven |
(they move) |
The verb jugar is conjugated in the same manner although it does not contain the letter (o).
Category: General Spanish
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