PMP GRAMMAR UNIT 2 - Stem Changes o>ue in the Present Tense Flashcards

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to remember

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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acordar (se) de

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to go to bed

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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acostar (se)

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to eat lunch

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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almorzar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to approve

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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aprobar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to hang up

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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colgar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to cost

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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costar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to demonstrate, to prove

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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demonstrar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to find

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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encontrar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to play (a game or sport)

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jugar (a)

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell).

It is the only u>ue stem-changing verb in Spanish

stem vowel u>ue

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to show

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mostrar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to try; to taste; to try on

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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probar (se)

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to remember

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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recordar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to beg

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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rogar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to ring, sound

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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sonar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to dream

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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soñar (con)

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to thunder

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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tronar
Llover & tronar are usually in the 3rd singular only. Llueve (it’s raining) and truena (it’s thundering), except when used in figurative speech. Le llueven propositiones de negocios = The business propositions are pouring in.

stem vowel o>ue

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to fly

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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volar

-ar stem-changing verbs like contar (to count; to tell, retell)

stem vowel o>ue

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to move (emotionally)

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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conmover

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to return (something)

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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devolver

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to hurt

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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doler

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to rain

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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llover stem vowel o>ue
Llover & tronar are usually in the 3rd singular only. Llueve (it’s raining) and truena (it’s thundering), except when used in figurative speech. Le llueven propositiones de negocios = The business propositions are pouring in.

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to bite

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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morder

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to move (an object)

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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mover

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to smell

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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oler stem vowel o>ue

Spanish spelling rules require “h” to precede all present tense forms of oler, except nosotros & vosotros: thus, huelo, hueles, etc.

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to be able to

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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poder

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to solve

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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resolver

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to shake; mix up; disarrange; scramble (eggs, etc.); stir

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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revolver

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to be accustomed to

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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soler

-er stem-changing verbs like volver (to return)

stem vowel o>ue

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to twist

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torcer (se)
Some stem-changing verbs have spelling changes as well. Torcer (se) and cocer change the stem o to ue and the yo form follows the pattern of -cer verbs with spelling changes. Me tuerzo el pie si no tengo cuidado. I’ll twist my foot if I’m not careful. Si cuezo los vegetales, podemos comer pronto. If I cook the vegetables, we can eat soon.

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to cook

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cocer
Some stem-changing verbs have spelling changes as well. Torcer (se) and cocer change the stem o to ue and the yo form follows the pattern of -cer verbs with spelling changes. Me tuerzo el pie si no tengo cuidado. I’ll twist my foot if I’m not careful. Si cuezo los vegetales, podemos comer pronto. If I cook the vegetables, we can eat soon.